Nicaraguan poet and essayist Dar\u00edo (the pen name of F\u00e9lix Rub\u00e9n Garc\u00eda Sarmiento) is considered the high priest of the modernismo school of literature. This volume contains a rich selection of his best poems and stories from Azul (Blue), Prosas profanas (Worldly Hymns), and others. Accurate English translations appear on the facing pages.