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Pieces of Shadow gathers a selection of poetry by twentieth century Mexican writer Jaime Sabines, one of the most important figures in Spanish-American Literature. This book assembles poems from his most recognized books, such as Horal (1950), Tarumba (1956), Yuria (1967) or Other Collected Poemes (1950-1995), titles wich earned Sabines many devoted readers and enthusiastic critics. The anthology has been translated into English by American poet W.S. Merwin. In Merwin's words, what captures him of sabines poetry was "the jarring authenticity of pasion in [the] tone, a great cracked bell note o f craving and frustration, irony and anger, outrage and black humor all jangled at once, unabashed, ubsweetened, unappeased, and all of it esssential to the rest". These same features still remain in Sabines' poestry for the new readesrs who will inmerse in the literary work of a classic of modern Mexican literature. ... Read more

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A basic poet.
Nowadays, you cannot pull apart Jaime Sabines from Latin American Poetry. He did what hadn't been in years. Young readers telling his poems. And as the film "Il Postino" quotes, "Poetry belongs to which needs it, not to it's creator". You can find in this poems all you always wanted to express but you were affraid to do so. He is EXQUISITE but a "day after day poet". Read one poem every night as the dessert of your days. I am proud of such a talent. The translations in this book keep the sensivity that Jabines gave us.He is a master of life. He is now, breaking language and culture, a basic poet.

I DON'T THINK I CAN FIND A BETTER POET THAN JAIME SABINES
No one can express about life, love, death and pain as Sabines did. The simplicity of his words enclose the beauty of "everyday life". He wrote for him, and for common people, not for poets, big writers orcritics. I just can tell one of the most intense experiences of my wholelife, was a reading of his poems in the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City.More than 3,000 people cried, laughed, cheered, and loved at the same timethere. And the whole show was an old man, reading his poems in awheelchair, behind a desk. Nothing more.

Sabines, a wise-guy poet
Since Sabines has worked on a simple poetry, and since his acceptance has been quite enthusiastic, he has done a lot of easy, quite boring poetry for the people. I would only recommend the first books, "Tarumba","Adán y Eva", "Horal", and "La señal".

The most simple and feel poetry!
Jaime Sabines is the mexican author that write about his earth like this was the heart! His poetry is very popular! and his words are very, very simples...! it is his sensitive!!! ... Read more

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Seleccionada por el propio Sabines, esta nueva edicion de su obra reune casi todos los poemas recopilados por primera vez en ediciones anteriores de Joaquin Mortiz (Nuevo recuento de poemas, 1989; y Otro recuento de poemas 1950-1991) y agrega Me Encanta Dios escrito en 1993. ... Read more

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el poeta de todos.
En este momento me encuentro haciendo un estudio profundo de la obra de Sabines, es casi como una tesis pero sin ser tan formal. De Sabines se pueden decir un millon de cosas mas buenas que malas y en mi muy humilde opinion pienso que es el poeta de todos. La persona comun, la mujer embarazada, el borracho solitario, el enamorado mas timido, el anciano que no quiere desprenderse de sus memorias y hasta quien gusta del humor a toda hora podria convertirse en lector asiduo del poeta. En fin, altamente recomendable para los que gustan de Neruda, Vallejo, y hasta de Octavio Paz. ... Read more

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Desde las primeras palabras, las primeras frases, escritas en 1947, en el joven Jaime, apenas un estudiante de veintiun anos, se vislumbra ya el genio y talento de quien habria de convertirse en el poeta contemporaneo mas querido y leido en lengua hispana.Los amorosos. Cartas a Chepita es un documento literario, historico y amoroso, imprescindible.Publico estas cartas porque deseo compartirlas con los lectoresde Jaime Sabines, que sirvan para comprobar que Jaime el poeta y Jaime el hombre son en realidad la misma persona, el mismo hombre.El hombre que ame y que extrano tanto. ChepitaSabines se presenta en su correspondencia sin reservas de ningunaespecie, igual que en su poesia. Barbara Jacobs ... Read more

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Hollywood Voice Strengtening Specialist Elizabeth Sabine has spent a lifetime teaching vocal skills to rock singers from bands like Guns N' Roses, 38 Special, Men At Work, Keel and Giant, actors like Chick Norris nand Elizabeth Shue and vocal coaches such as Jaime Vendera and Cara Mastrey.In her book, Elizabeth explains the usual sources of vocal fatigue and describes how to overcome these common problems that have cost some singers/actors their careers. She completely explains a simple system to turn the voice into energy and create vocal power.You don't have to be born a singer to sing great...Elizabeth will show you how by teaching you how the voice truly works, master your breathing, increase vocal power and eliminate vocal fatigue as well as other improtant vocalist aspects such as how to eliminate stagefright. This book presents a system that will minimize practice time, guiding you along through 22 audio files to strengthen your singing voice in no time! ... Read more

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Strengthen Your Singing Voice
Elizabeth, in this publication has the knack of getting to the essence of using your voice to the best advantage. She has great tips for singers that actually WORK.

I have been using her method for 14 years and have not had any vocal damage even though I have sung in several hard core rock bands on a regular basis and have sung almost daily.

L Rogers

Outstanding Information!
I have never failed to be amazed at the number of people who claim to have had the good fortune to study singing with Elizabeth Sabine. They speak highly, not only of Elizabeth herself, but of the incredible help her technique gave them in understanding how to achieve greatness with their voice. This book is so full of fantastic exercises that I can't imagine anyone not improving their voice. It is truly a "must" read for every vocalist who hopes to attain success in the music business.

The only vocal coaching you'll ever need
I studied with Elizabeth Sabine years ago in LA, and was amazed to discover that most vocal coaches instruct in a technique that actually damages your voice! Sabine's technique is based on our natural ability to project our voice, a technique we all use naturally as children. Her method is simple, intuitive, and since it uses your voice the way it was designed to be used you'll be chirping better in no time! Her techniques are equally helpful for speakers and speaking, and frankly this is the only vocal instruction I would ever recommend. I suggest you order everything available by her, study it thoroughly, and you won't be disappointed with the results if you apply what she teaches!

Voice lessons from the master herself!
Renowned voice strengthening specialist Elizabeth Sabine has re-released 'Strengthening Your Singing Voice', which details her "secrets" to strengthening and saving the voice. This new version is completely revised with many pictures from her performing/teaching years. The book covers everything vocal-power related; showing the singer how to develop that big operatic full voiced tone as applied to rock singing.

Referred to as the "Queen of speech and screech" by People Magazine, Elizabeth is most known as the vocal coach to the rock stars. She has taught singers from bands such as, Guns-N-Roses, Keel, 38 Special, and Sugar Ray.

In Strengthen Your Singing Voice, Elizabeth approaches the subject of vocal abuse through the act of breath control and misuse of the stomach muscles. She explains how the majority of singers have actually been misled on the subject of breath control, and points out that most vocal strain is a result of forcing too much air between the vocal cords. This 24 chapter, 93-page book contains testimonials from voice students, and explains how to correct vocal faults that result from the misuse of the stomach muscles, diaphragm, and breath control. She shows you how to enhance and improve the voice by learning how to correctly tighten the stomach without damaging the vocal cords, and sing with passion for a higher range, better tone, and more power.

Although her methods might seem slightly unorthodox, mostly due to the fact that her exercises do not follow any scale routines, if you follow her program, you will definitely learn how to eliminate vocal strain, improve your over-all singing voice, and add years to your singing career. These methods have helped to save hundreds of performing singer's voices.

The book comes with an a download code for 22 audio instructional filesall accessible through her website that demonstrates and explains the exercises.

I actually bought the original version four years ago and tried her methods right before I was able to break my first wine glass by voice alone. I can attest to the fact that her methods work. Although I realized that I had been applying her methods to my singing and instruction, the book and the many phone coversations we've had have helped me to look at breath control and stomach muscle tension from a different point of view. It goes to show that you can take certain aspects of singing for granted. \

The moment I changed my focus, I exploded my first glass by voice alone. I am also sure that by focusing on how I was tightening my stomach, I was able to reach almost 120 decibels in volume. Without her guidance, I never would have shattered a wineglass by just my voice alone. Her breath support concepts have truly taken my voice to another level.I recommend this book for all serious vocalists who want to improve their strength and power.

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Excelente libro!
Es difícil expresar con palabras lo que una persona puede sentir al leer un libro, en este caso, una "pequeña" coleccion de poemas de una persona que tiene en su haber, como pocos poetas, el cariño de muchos intelectuales y no intelectuales, porque sus poemas no estaban escritos sino para la gente común y corriente.Así, logra conjuntar diferentes aspectos comunes de la vida diaria, que van desde la muerte hasta el amor e incluso a Dios.Creo que Jaime Sabines es uno de los mejores escritores mexicanos, y leerlo... simplemente es un placer, si pudiera le daria 6 estrellas!!. ... Read more

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Una Joya de libro con dibujos de Jose Luis Cuevas.
Cuando se juntan 3 Genios dentro de su ramo: Jaime Sabines, Jose luis Cuevas y Daisy Ascher obtenemos una joya como esta. Poemas de Jaime ilustrados por Jose luis y fotografiado por Daisy. Existe una edicionfirmada y numerada. Por otro lado existe otra de 1000 ejemplares. Una joya,si amazon la consigue Genial! ... Read more

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Esta es la primera entrevista-libro que se publica sobre el poeta chiapaneco. Dividida en temas (la poesía, la política, la religión, el dolor, el tiempo, la muerte) nos ofrece una suma final de las preocupaciones y obsesiones del gran vate de México. Este breve libro de la filóloga española Mónica Plasencia Saavedra muestra la gran lucidez de Sabines: cómo sabía interrogar los misterios primordiales no sólo del mundo, sino también de sí mismo, respondiendo con conceptos llenos de sencillez y hondura. ... Read more

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Jaime Sabines ocupa en la poesia mexicana contemporanea un sitio singular. Ni muy breve ni muy extensa, su obra es un espacio de contemplacion y convivencia donde dialogan el infierno y el eden. La obra de Sabines es a la vez un mito y un hecho cotidiano. Un almanaque de la soledad mexicana, que ahora gracias a estos libros en audio, compartimos en la patria grande de la lengua espanola. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Taller de Letras, published by Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Instituto de Letras on November 1, 2004. The length of the article is 8889 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Morfología de lo imaginario para Jaime Sabines.(poeta)(Ensayo crítico)
Author: Beatriz Barrera Parrilla
Publication: Taller de Letras (Refereed)
Date: November 1, 2004
Publisher: Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Instituto de Letras
Volume: 35Page: 59(20)

Article Type: Ensayo crítico

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This digital document is an article from Proceso, published by CISA Comunicacion e Informacion, S.A. de C.V. on January 26, 1997. The length of the article is 1105 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Sabines festeja un estudio sobre lo sagrado de su poesía: 'me habían encajonado con cuestiones de cantinas, prostitutas, alcohol y muerte'. (Jaime Sabines, poeta mexicano)(TT: Sabines celebrates a study about the sacredness of his poetry: 'they had boxed me in with with questions of bars, prostitutes, alcohol, and death') (TA: Jaime Sabines, Mexican poet)
Author: Ana Cecilia Terrazas
Publication: Proceso (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 26, 1997
Publisher: CISA Comunicacion e Informacion, S.A. de C.V.
Issue: n1056Page: p60(1)

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This digital document is an article from Siempre!, published by Edicional Siempre on April 1, 1999. The length of the article is 1679 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Poesía y crónica en Jaime Sabines.(poeta; análisis de obra poética)(TT: Poetry and chronicity in Jaime Sabines.)(TA: poet; analysis of poetry)(Columna)
Author: Antonio Deltoro
Publication: Siempre! (Refereed)
Date: April 1, 1999
Publisher: Edicional Siempre
Volume: 45Issue: 2389Page: 63

Article Type: Columna

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This digital document is an article from Siempre!, published by Edicional Siempre on June 22, 2000. The length of the article is 1569 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Jaime Sabines: Cantos a la tierra de la poesía.(poeta Mexicano)(TT: Jaime Sabines: songs to the land of poetry.)(TA: Mexican writer)
Author: Elva Macias
Publication: Siempre! (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 2000
Publisher: Edicional Siempre
Volume: 46Issue: 2453Page: 72

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