Octavio Paz
Lesson plans and teaching resources

"Mexican Masks" Lesson and Student Worksheet
Background, vocabulary, and discussion questions at the first link, and a handout for student writing at the second. These pages do not include a copy of the poem.

Octavio Paz
Biography and bibliography.

Octavio Paz
Biography, criticism, and related links.

Octavio Paz
Follow links to biography, the text of his Nobel Prize lecture and his banquet speech, the poem "Motion" in both English and Spanish, "The Clerk's Vision" in both English and Spanish, and other resources.

Octavio Paz Symposium
In May 2008, the US Library of Congress, in cooperation with the Mexican Cultural Institute, presented a 2-hour symposium on Octavio Paz. At this site find a video podcast of the symposium.