Dark Times Filled with Light: The Selected Work of Juan Gelman

"Perhaps the most admirable element of Gelman's poetry is the unthinkable tenderness he shows . . . calling upon so many shadows for one voice to lull and comfort, a permanent caress of words on unknown tombs."—Julio Cortázar

As Juan Gelman's name begins appearing with regularity on lists predicting Noble—Laureate—deserving poets, his work has also begun to appear in English. But only now are the most stunning translations of Gelman's poetry being published, and in one substantial volume. Da...