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Margarita Engle (born in Los Angeles, California on September 2, 1951) [1] is a Cuban American poet and author of many award-winning books for children, young adults and adults. [2] Most of Engle's stories are written in verse and are a reflection of her Cuban heritage and her deep appreciation and knowledge of nature. [ 3 ]
The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations: Holiday Poems for the Whole Year in English and Spanish (in a Teacher/Librarian Edition and also a Children's Edition) (Pomelo Books, 2015 - an ILA Notable Book for a Global Society) The Poetry Friday Power Book Series YOU JUST WAIT: A Poetry Friday Power Book (Pomelo Books, 2016 - an NCTE Poetry ...
This form of poetry was generally compilations of verses formed into books, also known as cancioneros. Main works include Cancionero de Baena , Cancionero de Estuniga , and Cancionero General . Other important works from this era include parts of Dance of Death , Dialogue Between Love and an Old Man , verses of Mingo Revulgo , and verses of the ...
He started writing poetry for children in 1997 when he realized there were very few books for children written by Latino poets. [24] It took him a few years to sell a publisher on the idea of bilingual poems for children, because publishers didn't think they would sell very well in the United States. [ 3 ]
This is a list of notable poets who have written in the Spanish language This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Erika L. Sánchez (born c. 1984) is an American poet and writer. She is the author of poetry collection Lessons on Expulsion, a young adult novel I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, a 2017 finalist for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, and Crying in the Bathroom: A Memoir.
Simple Verses (Spanish: Versos sencillos) is a poetry collection by Cuban writer and independence hero José Martí. Published in October 1891, it was the last of Martí's works to be printed before his death in 1895. [1] Originally written in Spanish, it has been translated into over ten languages. [2]
Lyric poetry in the Middle Ages can be divided into three groups: the jarchas, the popular poems originating from folk-songs sung by commoners, and the courtly poetry of the nobles. Alfonso X of Castile fits into the third group with his series of three hundred poems, written in Galician: Las cantigas de Santa María.