Oliverio Girondo was a renowned poet born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on August 17, 1891 and died in the same city on January 24, 1967, after having suffered for a few years a state of physical disability caused by an accident. Given the well-off economic situation of his parents, he had the opportunity to visit the old continent from a very young age, which opened the doors to a rich academic education. His first steps in poetry related him to the birth of the avant-garde in his country; He collaborated with literary publications of great importance and for which famous authors passed. In addition to his poetic production, he ventured into translation with a work by Rimbaud, taking advantage of the privilege of having learned foreign languages in his childhood. It is worth mentioning that his wife was also poet Norah Lange and that among his friends was the incomparable García Lorca. Girondo did not publish many poems, but his work has certainly attracted the attention of critics; Some of his books are "Twenty poems to read in the tram", "Persuasion of the days" and "In the masmédula". As indicated by the aforementioned titles, it is possible to notice in some of his works a not very direct use of language, as can be seen in his poem "Totem Night".
