In Sonnets from the Patagonian: The Street of Little Hotels, Donald Evans takes readers on a poetic journey through the Patagonian landscape, capturing the beauty and mystery of this remote region. The collection of sonnets is both raw and tender, with vivid imagery that brings the landscape to life.

Evans' writing is lyrical and evocative, drawing readers in with his expressive language and keen observations. His poems explore themes of nature, love, and longing, creating a powerful and emotional reading experience.

The Street of Little Hotels is a testament to Evans' skill as a poet, showcasing his ability to craft beautiful and thought-provoking verse. Each sonnet is a small masterpiece, offering a glimpse into the heart and soul of the Patagonian landscape.

Overall, Sonnets from the Patagonian: The Street of Little Hotels is a captivating collection that will resonate with readers who appreciate poetry that speaks to the depths of the human experience. Evans' words are both haunting and unforgettable, making this book a must-read for poetry lovers everywhere.

Book Description:
Sonnets from The Patagonian is a collection of sonnets and the first work published by the short-lived Claire Marie press. Each sonnet is a portrait of someone Evans knows from the Modernist scene just beginning to coalesce in Greenwich Village, and each portrait is dedicated to a completely different acquaintance. What emerges is a clever, irreverent, set of early Modernist in-jokes that look forward to the Dadaist and Surrealist movements that would form in Europe after World War I. Giddy, bizarre and deftly constructed, Sonnets from the Patagonian read like nothing else of its time. Evans owned and managed the Claire Marie press and during the year it existed, he published only six titles, including Tender Buttons by Getrude Stein. It is for Tender Buttons that Claire Marie and Donald Evans are best remembered, if they are remembered at all. While it lasted, the press exerted an outsized influence on the world of Modernist art and literature in New York. Evans was an associate of Stein, Van Vechten, Mabel Luhan Dodge, Walter Conrad Arensberg and Wallace Stevens. He published three more books before his death in 1921, allegedly by suicide. Summary by Wes Freeman.