Marco Antonio Montes de Oca

Marco Antonio Montes de Oca (August 3, 1932 - February 7, 2009) was a Mexican poet and painter.

Montes de Oca was a prolific and influential poet whose principal books include: ''Ruina de la infame Babilonia'' (1953), and ''Delante de la luz cantan los pájaros'' (1959), which won the Xavier Villaurrutia Prize. He also wrote a self-titled memoir in 1967, and a book of short stories ''Las fuentes legendarias'' (1966), and also dedicated a lot of time to painting and sculpturing.

Some of Montes de Oca's poetry was translated into English by Laura Villaseñor, including the books: ''The heart of the flute'' in 1978 (with an introduction by Octavio Paz), and ''Twenty-One Poems'' in 1982.

He died of a heart attack in Mexico City on February 7, 2009. Provided by Wikipedia