hɪz spˈænɪʃlˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ɹˈaɪɾɪŋz wɜːɹ ɐmˌʌŋ ðə fˈɜːst baɪ ɐn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən təbi tˈeɪkən sˈɪɹiəsli baɪ kɹˈɪɾɪks fɹʌm hˈɪspɐnˌɑːfoʊn kˈʌntɹiz.
His Spanish-language writings were among the first by an American to be taken seriously by critics from hispanophone countries.