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To read a poem is to hear it with our eyes; to hear it is to see it with our ears.

Octavio Paz

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Author Bio

  • NameOctavio Paz
  • DescriptionMexican writer laureated with the 1990 Nobel Prize for Literature
  • BornMarch 31, 1914
  • DiedApril 20, 1998
  • CountryMexico
  • ProfessionLinguist; Poet; Writer; Diplomat; Philosopher; Translator; Essayist
  • AwardsNobel Prize In Literature; Guggenheim Fellowship; Miguel De Cervantes Prize; Xavier Villaurrutia Award; National Prize For Arts And Sciences; Neustadt International Prize For Literature; Princess Of Asturias Award - Communications And Humanities