<DIV><p>"Gabriel Zaid . . . is a jewel of Latin American letters, which is no small thing to be. Read him?you'll see."?Paul Berman</p><p>The first appearance in English of the poetry of Gabriel Zaid, this book comprises forty-two poems (in both English and the original Spanish), translated by a variety of English-speaking poets. Renowned in Mexico as one of his country's leading writers, Zaid has published two books in English, <I>So Many Books</I> and <I>The Secret of Fame</I> (both from Paul Dry Books).</p><p><B>Late Again</B><BR>Translated by Eliot Weinberger</p><p><I>It's so hard to coordinate:<BR>one hand over your head<BR>like a halo<BR>the other<BR>perpendicular<BR>to your navel.</I></p><p><I>Nevertheless it's a universal law:<BR>people begin soaping<BR>at their bellies<BR>while other worlds<BR>turn around in their heads.</I></p><p><I>Think with your stomach,<BR>said the happy Buddha.<BR>But we<BR>ruminate with our heads.</I></p><p><B>Gabriel Zaid</B>'s poetry, essays, social and cultural criticism, and business writings have been widely published throughout the Spanish-speaking world. He lives in Mexico City, Mexico, with the artist Basia Batorska, her paintings, three cats, and ten thousand books. Paul Dry Books has published his <I>So Many Books</I> and <I>The Secret of Fame</I>.</p><BR></DIV>