February 7, 2009 (2009-02-08) (aged 76) Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation
Poet, Painter
Language
Spanish
Nationality
Mexican
Notable works
Ruina de la infame Babilonia (1953), Delante de la luz cantan los pájaros (1959)
Marco Antonio Montes de Oca (August 3, 1932 - February 7, 2009) was a Mexican poet and painter.
Montes de Oca was a prolific and influential poet whose principal books include: Ruina de la infame Babilonia (1953), and Delante de la luz cantan los pájaros (1959), which won the Xavier Villaurrutia Prize.[1] He also wrote a self-titled memoir in 1967, and a book of short stories Las fuentes legendarias (1966), and also dedicated a lot of time to painting and sculpturing.
Some of Montes de Oca's poetry was translated into English by Laura Villaseñor,[2] including the books: The heart of the flute in 1978 (with an introduction by Octavio Paz), and Twenty-One Poems in 1982.
He died of a heart attack in Mexico City on February 7, 2009.
^Montes de Oca, Marco Antonio
^The heart of the flute / Marco Antonio Montes de Oca ; translated by Laura Villaseñor ; introd. by Octavio Paz.
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