José Emilio Pacheco

José Emilio Pacheco

Miro la tierra

Miro la tierra / I watch the Earth

Poetry , 1987

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"I watch the Earth," is an emotional catharsis, the poet's mediation on the tragic earthquake that devastated his native Mexico City in 1985. These poems paint a vivid picture of the noble beauty and uncontrollable tragedy that is Mexico-and the world-today.