Oquendo de Amat

Oquendo de Amat's life was short, but intense. He was born in Puno in 1905. He travelled for several countries and came to Spain in the beginnings of the Civil War. Due to the economic poverty, it falls ill of tuberculosis and dies in 1936. The unique book that he published was 5 metros de poemas, which is a strange book since it is composed by an alone pliable paper like accordion. The poems present features of the surrealism and of the creacionism. The language is simple, suggestive and tender.