if you are not reading guillermo parra's translations of the poetry, and articles about the poetry and the poet, rafael cadenas, please do so.  guillermo's translations are brilliant.  cadenas is a venezuelan poet of major stature.  i don't use the word major lightly.  cadenas is deeply influenced by taoism.  i thank guillermo for translating and posting his translations on his blog. 

click here to read these brilliant poems. 

and check out this video of rafael cadenas reading a couple of poems.