Enrique Lihn
Enrique Lihn (1929–1988) was a Chilean poet, short-story writer, novelist, literary critic, playwright, comic book creator, and essayist. Lihn’s book La pieza oscura (The Dark Room, 1963)—also published by New Directions—had a marked impact on poets and writers throughout Latin America, and won the prestigious Casa de las Américas Award.
Enrique Lihn
Enrique Lihn (1929–1988) was a Chilean poet, short-story writer, novelist, literary critic, playwright, comic book creator, and essayist. Lihn’s book La pieza oscura (The Dark Room, 1963)—also published by New Directions—had a marked impact on poets and writers throughout Latin America, and won the prestigious Casa de las Américas Award.
Books by Enrique Lihn

Celeste, Daughter of the Earth and Other Early Poems
Enrique Lihn, Jonathan Cohen, David Unger, Roberto Brodsky
Paperback, 2026
A collection of lyrical, philosophical early poems by “one of Chile’s foremost poets” (Publishers Weekly)
Celeste, Daughter of the Earth and Other Early Poems
Enrique Lihn, Jonathan Cohen, David Unger, Roberto Brodsky
E Book
A collection of lyrical, philosophical early poems by “one of Chile’s foremost poets” (Publishers Weekly)


