Poetry. Latino/Latina Studies. Bilingual Edition. Accordian-style binding in a limited edition of 750. Translated from the Spanish by Alejandro de Acosta and Joshua Beckman. Carlos Oquendo de Amat wrote 5 METERS OF POEMS (5 metros de poemas) from 1923 to 1925. It was published in a very small edition in December 1927. Carlos Oquendo de Amat's only book of poems bears the stamp of the influence of European Avant Gardes; at the same time it is clearly a corner-stone for what would later become Concrete Poetry. This special bilingual accordion-book edition of 5 METERS OF POEMS designed by Megan Mangum features a new English translation by Alejandro de Acosta and Joshua Beckman. Four additional poems are printed on the inside of the book's cover wrap, thus making this edition a complete presentation of Oquendo de Amat's known writings.