Selected poems by one of the most distinct and recognizable voices in Latin American poetry. Surreal, fable-like prose poems. Marosa di Giorgio (1932-2004) was born in Salto, Uruguay, and was raised on her family's farm. Di Giorgio began writing in her childhood and published her first book of poems at the age of twenty-two. She went on to publish a total of fourteen books of poetry, three collections of short stories, and one novel. Caribbean & Latin American Spanish