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1 day ago · Cantares Mexicanos, poem #5 and #40, and Romances de los Señores #52. Note: This poem is found three times in the original manuscripts, with some variations. Because of that we can conclude it was a popular poem. In one version it has three verses, four in another, and ten in another. It is a call-and-response poem, a common form in Aztec ...
4 days ago · “Diario de un poeta y mar” “Platero and I” Movement / Style: Modernismo. Juan Ramón Jiménez (born Dec. 24, 1881, Moguer, Spain—died May 29, 1958, San Juan, P.R.) was a Spanish poet awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1956.
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3 days ago · Eight of Borges's poems appear in the 1943 anthology of Spanish American Poets by H. R. Hays. "The Garden of Forking Paths", one of the first Borges stories to be translated into English, appeared in the August 1948 issue of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, translated by Anthony Boucher.
1 day ago · In the depths of the Caryatid Building in Madrid is a vault containing some of the greatest treasures of Spanish literature. ... Among the 1,700 drawers of the old safe, there is Nicanor Parra's ...
4 days ago · October 25, 1938, Mar del Plata, Argentina (aged 46) Alfonsina Storni (born May 29, 1892, Sala Capriasca, Switzerland—died October 25, 1938, Mar del Plata, Argentina) was one of the foremost poets in Latin American literature. Storni’s family immigrated to Argentina in 1896. Forced to earn her living at an early age, Storni joined a ...
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2 days ago · Aztec Sayings ’When an Indian dies, an encyclopedia dies with him’ (Fernando Benítez) The Aztecs were great masters of their language, Náhuatl, and throughout time produced great poets and orators such as Nezahualcóyotl, Lord of Texcoco, anonymous contributors to texts such as the book of Aztec songs, Cantares Mexicanos, and the Florentine Codex.
1 day ago · Ajedrez (Chess) El Golem (The Golem) Límites (Limits) Everness. El Hacedor (The Maker) Discover the 50 all-time great poets, featuring their most famous poems available in a convenient PDF format. Explore works by Shakespeare, Frost, Dickinson, and more. Perfect for poetry enthusiasts and students alike.
