Plaza de la Ciudadela
Tolsá #4
Biblioteca de México
Colonia Centro
C.P. 06040 México, D.F.
Tel.: 5.709.6660
Hours: Monday through Sunday, 10am to 8pm
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| Issue # 1 |
| A cross-section of small press publications from France, guest edited by Norma Cole |
| Issue # 2 |
| German poetry, guest edited by Rosmarie Waldrop |
| >> Issue # 3 |
| Mexican poetry, guest edited by Jen Hofer |
| Issue # 4 |
| Japanese poetry, guest edited by Sawako Nakayasu |
| Issue # 5 |
| Moroccan poetry, guest edited by Guy Bennett and Jalal El Hakmaoui |
| Issue # 6 |
| Brazilian poetry, guest edited by Ray Bianchi |
| Issue # 7 |
| Italian poetry, guest edited by Jennifer Scappettone |
Aufgabe # 3 | Table of Contents | Mexico City Literary Resources
recent and recent-ish anthologies
of contemporary mexican writing
Across the Line/Al otro lado: The Poetry of Baja California. ed. Harry
Polkinhorn and Mark Weiss. Junction Press: San Diego, 2002.
Light From A Nearby Window: Contemporary Mexican Poetry. ed. Juvenal
Acosta. City Lights Books: San Francisco, 1993.
Mouth To Mouth: Poems by Twelve Contemporary Mexican Women. ed. Forrest
Gander. Milkweed Editions: Minneapolis, 1993.
New Writing from Mexico. ed. Reginald Gibbons. TriQuarterly Press: Chicago,
1992.
Reversible Monuments: Contemporary Mexican Poetry. ed. Mónica
de la Torre and Michael Wiegers. Copper Canyon Press: Port Townsend,
2002.
Sin puertas visibles: An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry by Mexican
Women. ed. Jen Hofer. University of Pittsburgh Press and Ediciones Sin
Nombre: Pittsburgh and Mexico City, 2003.
mexico city bookstores: new books
Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (National Council for Culture
and the Arts; conaculta)
The conaculta has bookstores in over a dozen locations around Mexico
City
(most carry similar stock, primarily publications of the conaculta itself).
Palacio de Bellas Artes
Avenida Juárez #1
Colonia Centro
C.P. 06050 México, D.F.
Tel.: 5.521.9760
Hours: Monday through Sunday, 10am to 7 pmBenito Juárez International Airport
Sala C Local #79
Tel.: 5.726.0434
Hours: Monday through Friday, 7am to 9pm; Sundays, 8am to 8pm
Fondo de Cultura Económica (Fund for Economic Culture; fce)
Librería Octavio Paz
Miguel Ángel de Quevedo #115
Colonia Chimalistac
C.P. 01050 México, D.F.
Tel.: 5.480.1801; 5.480.1802; 5.480.1803; 5.480.1804
Hours: Monday through Friday, 9am to 9:15pm; Saturday and
Sunday, 10am to 9:15pmLibrería Alfonso Reyes
Carretera Picacho-Ajusco #227
Bosques del Pedregal
C.P. 14200 México, D.F.
Tel.: 5.227.4682; 5.227.4681
Hours: Monday through Saturday, 7:30am to 7pmLibrería Gandhi
Miguel Ángel de Quevedo #121–134
Colonia Chimalistac
C.P. 01050 México, D.F.
Tel.: 5.661.0911
Fax: 5.484.2732
Hours: Monday through Friday, 9am to 10pm; Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 10pm
Gandhi Bellas Artes
Avenida Juárez #4
Colonia Centro
C.P. 06050 México, D.F.
Tel.: 5.510.4231; 5.510.2432; 5.510.4233; 5.510.4234; 5.510.5235
Fax: 5.512.4360
Hours: Monday through Saturday, 10am to 9pm
El Juglar
Manuel M. Ponce #233
Colonia Guadalupe Inn
C.P. 01020 México, D.F.
Tel.: 5.593.5094; 5.660.7900; 5.660.8061; 5.660.8275
Hours: Monday through Friday, 9am to 10pm; Saturday and Sunday 10am to
10pm
Metro Pasaje Zócalo Pino Suárez
Underground passageway in the Centro Histórico running from the
South side of the Zócalo to the North side of Pino Suárez
metro station, with entrances at either end and one in the middle, on
the Northwest corner of Pino Suárez and República del
Salvador; contains 41 bookstores, organized by press.
Librería del fce: 5.522.3078; 5.522.3016
Librería del conaculta: 5.522.3562
These phone numbers are for the conaculta and fce bookstores located
in the Pasaje; they can provide directions and/or information on other
bookstores located there.
Hours: Monday through Saturday, 9:30am to 8pm
Librería El Parnasso
Carrillo Puerto #2
Colonia Coyoacán
C.P. 04000 México, D.F.
Tel.: 5.659.5595; 5.659.5978; 5.658.3175
Fax: 5.658.5159
Hours: Monday through Friday, 9am to 10pm; Saturday and Sunday, 9am to
11pm
Librería Pegaso
Á
lvaro Obregón #99 Local A
Colonia Roma
C.P. 06700 México, D.F.
Tel.: 5.511.1566
Fax: 5.511.1471
Hours: Monday through Friday, 11am to 8pm; Saturday and Sunday, 10am
to 7pm
Librería y Café El Péndulo
Nuevo León #115
Colonia Condesa
C.P. 06140 México, D.F.
Tel.: 5.286.9493; 5.286.9783
Hours: Sunday through Wednesday, 8am to 11pm; Thursday through Saturday,
8am to 12am
Librería Las Sirenas
Plaza del Carmen
Avenida La Paz #57
Colonia San Ángel
C.P. 01000 México, D.F.
Tel.: 5.550.3112
Fax: 5.550.2383
Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 11am to 8pm; Sunday, 12:30pm to 7pm
El Sótano
Miguel Ángel de Quevedo #209
Colonia Romero de Terreros
C.P. 04310 México, D.F.
Tel.: 5.554.9833; 5.554.1411; 5.554.9715
Fax: 5.659.6266
Hours: Monday through Saturday, 8am to 10:45pmAvenida Juárez #20
Colonia Centro
C.P. 06050 México, D.F.
Tel.: 5.512.7507
Fax: 5.512.3408
Hours: Monday through Saturday, 9am to 8:30pm; Sunday, 10am to 8pm
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (unam)
Casa Universitaria del Libro
Orizaba y Puebla
Colonia Roma
C.P. 06700 México, D.F.
Tel. 5.207.9390
Hours: Monay through Friday, 9:00am to 8:00pmLibrería Central
Corredor Zona Comercial
Ciudad Universitaria
C.P. 04510 México, D.F.
Tel.: 5.622.0271
Hours: Monday through Friday, 9am to 7pmPalacio de Minería
Tacuba #5
Colonia Centro
C.P. 06000 México, D.F.
Tel. 5.518.1315
Hours: Monday through Friday, 9am to 6pm
Other locations at the Centro Cultural Universitaria at Ciudad Universitaria (the unam campus) and the Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso in the Centro Histórico.
mexico city bookstores: used books
Librería Ático
Avenida Álvaro Obregón #118-B
Colonia Roma
C.P. 06700 México, D.F.
Tel.: 5.584.7627
Fax: 5.584.1426
Teoatic@elsitio.com
Bookseller: Jaime Hernández Campos
Hours: Monday through Friday, 10am to 8pm; Saturday, 10am to 7:30pm;
Sunday, 11am to 6:30pm
A través del espejo
Avenida Álvaro Obregón #118-A
Colonia Roma
C.P. 06700 México, D.F.
Tel.: 5.264.0246
Bookseller: Silvia López Casillas
Hours: Monday through Friday, 10am to 8pm; Saturday, 10am to 7:30pm;
Sunday, 11am to 6pm
Calle de Donceles
Donceles street, running East to West between Plaza Santo Domingo
on República de Brasil and approximately Isabel la Católica,
is home to numerous bookstores specializing in used, antique
and rare books; most are open Monday through Saturday from 10am to
8pm
La Lagunilla
Every Sunday from approximately 7am to 4pm, there is an outdoor
Xea market just North of the Lagunilla market in Tepito. One area of
the weekly
market, a long block running East to West between Eje Central
and Allende on Eje 1 Norte (Avenida Rayón) features many stands
selling both new and used books.
Palacio de Minería/OWcina Central de Correos
A block-long alleyway (called Callejón Condesa) between the Palacio
de Minería and the Central Post Office, running North-South
between Calle Tacuba and Avenida 5 de Mayo; half the alley, which
is located
directly behind the palatial Post Office, is lined with used
book stands. Open approximately 11am to 6pm Monday through Saturday.
Calle República de Argentina
There are many stands selling new and used books on Calle República
de Argentina, running North-South between the North edge of the zócalo
(starting at Calle Seminario) past San Ildefonso to Calle República
de Venezuela. Open approximately 11am to 7pm Monday through Saturday.
La Torre de Lulio
Avenida Nuevo León #125c
Colonia Hipódromo Condesa
C.P. 06170 México, D.F.
Tel.: 5.211.1280; 5.211.9367; 5.286.6058
lulio@prodigy.net.com
Bookseller: Augstín Jiménez
Hours: Monday through Sunday, 11am to 10pm
mexico city literary resources
Biblioteca de México
Plaza de la Ciudadela
Tolsá #4
Colonia Centro
C.P. 06040 México, D.F.
Tel.: 5.709.1368
Hours: Monday through Sunday, 8:30am to 7:30pm
National Institute of Fine Arts (inba) Archives and Library
Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes
República de Brasil #37
Colonia Centro
Tel.: 5.526.3186; 5.526.0449; 5.526.3190
Hours: Monday through Friday, 9am to 4pm
Casa del Poeta
Á
lvaro Obregón #73
Colonia Roma
Tel.: 5.533.5456; 5.207.9336
Library hours: Tuesday through Friday, 11am to 6pm
Literary Events: As per schedule, available at the Casa del Poeta and
at the inba
Escritores en Lenguas Indígenas, ac
(Writers in Indigenous Languages Association)
Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas #13, Primer Piso
Colonia Centro
C.P. 06050 México, D.F.
Tel.: 5.521.3579; 5.521.3356; 5.521.5117; 5.521.3959; 5.521.5138
celiac@conaculta.gob.mx
Hours: Monday through Friday, 9am to 7pm
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (unam)
Biblioteca Central/Central Library
Explanada Central (across from Rectoría)
Ciudad Universitaria
Tel.: 5.622.1613
Hours: Monday through Sunday, 8:30am to 9:30pm