Poetry
Mantis Publishing
Founded by the poet Luis Armenta Malpica in Guadalajara in 1996, the Mantis Publishing is one
of the most important publishers promoting poetry in Jalisco. They publish on average 10 books
per year, including, besides poetry, short story, novel and essay.
"Every book is another piece on the chessboard I call life."
-Luis Armenta Malpica
Carmen Villoro
Poet
At a very young age Villoro started attending literature workshops, with teachers like
Juan Bañuelos, among others. In college she studied psychology with a specialty in
psychoanalysis. Since then she has worked in her two professions: writing and psychology.
She is the director of Tragaluz nagazine and belongs to Mexico's National System of
Creators. She is currently writing a book on essays about poetry and psychoanalysis.
"Culture is the place where humans encounter their surroundings. It is the dance that
results from this romance between subjectivity and matter, between emotions and
civilization. It is passion sublimated to build something different."
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Mantis staff and authors in the Mantis warehouse and office.
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People, Forces and Movements in Mexican Art: Jalisco 2003-2005
