Grandes Poetas Latinoamericano

desde el sitio web, http://www.los-poetas.com/sábado, noviembre 04, 2006   NICOLÁS GUILLÉN Continuando con los grandes exponentes del continente, no podiamos dejar de mencionar a este gran poeta cubano, al que se le considera un genuino representante de la poesía negra de su país. Un Poco de Historia… Trabajó como tipógrafo antes de dedicarse al periodismo y darse a conocer como escritor. Desde su juventud participó … Continue reading Grandes Poetas Latinoamericano

Learn Spanish Through Poetry of Pablo Neruda and Garcia Lorca

A great way to learn Spanish is through poetry. Hearing the rythym, the cadence, the pauses in between words, the mystery and romance of the Spanish language comes alive. If you don’t know Spanish or your just learning the language, read the English version first and then Spanish. Either way, it will be a good way to understand the nuances and subtleties of the Spanish … Continue reading Learn Spanish Through Poetry of Pablo Neruda and Garcia Lorca

Los Mejores Poetas de Latinoamérica

  Hoy, 21 de marzo, es el Día Mundial de la Poesía, declarado por la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura (UNESCO, por sus siglas en inglés) en el 2001. Hemos escogido algunos de los poetas más representativos de la lengua hispana y algunos de los detalles más importantes de su vida. Chile 1. Pablo Neruda Gabriel García … Continue reading Los Mejores Poetas de Latinoamérica

Ruben Dario Festival 2017- Highlights

Ruben Dario Festival took place this past January 14, 2017 at the  Celerity Center in Hollywood. What an amazing and elegant event thanks to the Nicaraguan Consulate. Here are some highlights of the show. There were tango, flamenco and folkloric dancers, astrologer, Edward’ O , opera singers and poets. What a wonderful night ! Miss Nicaragua as our Masters of Ceremony. From Left to Right: … Continue reading Ruben Dario Festival 2017- Highlights

Ruben Dario- Father of Modernist Poetry

 Ruben Dario  marks an important shift in the relationship between literary Europe and America. Before him, American literary trends had largely followed European ones; however, Darío was clearly the international vanguard of the Modernist Movement. The poetry we read now in the twentieth  century is a mixture of Modernism and Post Modernism. Modernist elements include 1)experimentation 2) anti-realism, 3)individualism, and 4) intellectualism. Here is a poem Dario wrote … Continue reading Ruben Dario- Father of Modernist Poetry

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Nicaragua: Land of Poets and Volcanoes

Volcan Mombacho- Words should paint the color of sound, the aroma of a star.” Rubén Darío The very famous and controversial writer Salman Rushdie,  wrote his first memoir,  The Jaguar’s Smile, about his time in 1986 when he travels all over the country and talks to everyone from the campesino to the politician. He quotes the great poet from Granada, José Coronel Urtecho,who once said … Continue reading Nicaragua: Land of Poets and Volcanoes