Jaime Sabines

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Jaime Sabines Turns One Hundred: The Poet Who Stayed Home

The Chiapan poet who never wanted a pedestal turned one hundred this week, and Mexico and Spain threw him a celebration at the Chamber of Deputies — with speeches about Gaza, about poetry, and about what it means to keep speaking after you're gone. Plus: unpublished texts on the way, and the books to read right now.

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A Hundred Years of Jaime Sabines: The Poet Who Never Asked Permission to Break Your Heart

One hundred years since Jaime Sabines was born in Chiapas, the Mexican poet who turned everyday Spanish into raw, essential poetry remains as alive as ever — and an unpublished manuscript awaits.