<DIV><P>With an insightful introduction by Thomas Moore, this volume presents the wisdom and philosophy of one of Spain&rsquo;s most important poets. Born in 1875, Machado, along with Juan Ramon Jimenez and Miquel de Unamuno, formed the famed "generation of 1898," which ushered in a new Spanish poetics. In this series of brief poems, Machado utilizes traditional Spanish verse forms to create a wide-ranging collection.<p> "Machado, in these Sappho-like fragments, takes us down not only the road less traveled but the road not seen, where transformation and transfiguration come not from self-made millions but from changing &lsquo;love into theology&rsquo;"&mdash;Thomas Rain Crowe</P></DIV>