Odes to Common Things

Pinpointing the virtues of such items as soap and a tomato, this selection from the beloved collection of the Nobel Prize-winning poet contains twenty-five of his odes, each accompanied by an English translation and two pencil drawings.
Pinpointing the virtues of such items as soap and a tomato, this selection from the Nobel Prizes-winning poet contains twenty-five of his odes, each accompanied by an English translation and two pencil drawings
A bilingual collection of 25 newly translated odes by the century's greatest Spanish-language poet, each accompanied by a pair of exquisite pencil drawings. From bread and soap to a bed and a box of tea, the "odes to common things" collected here conjure up the essence of their subjects clearly and wondrously. 50 b&w illustrations.