Iván Argüelles, innovative Mexican-American poet, just celebrated his 80th birthday. The author of many poetry books and recipient of several awards, and a retired academic librarian, he has resided in Berkeley since 1978. Long considered one of the major West Coast surrealists, his poetic energy derives also from a serious study of the Greek and Latin classics. His poetry collections include "That" Goddess; Madonna Septet; Comedy, Divine, The; Orphic Cantos; and Fragments from a Gone World. HOIL, an elegiac collection of poems in memory of his younger son Max, who died in 2018, is forthcoming in 2019.

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