This volume covers 17 of the poets who debuted in the 1920s and made {modernismo} happen. It might be asking too much for the highly regarded volume editor to contribute something truly original in her introduction given the enormity of the critical corpus on this landmark generation. Still, one may wonder why this volume is relatively thin compared to some of the others in the series. Best read in conjunction with {HLAS 68:2560} and {68:2561} and all others in the Colec ʹa o Roteiro da poesia brasileira.