Seleccion De Poemas Jose Marti

by José Martí

227 pages, Hardcover

About the author

Born José Julián Martí y Pérez, he was a Cuban nationalist leader and an important figure in Latin American literature. During his short life he was a poet, an essayist, a journalist, a revolutionary philosopher, a professor, and a political theorist. Through his writings and political activity, he became a symbol for Cuba's bid for independence against Spain in the 19th century, and is referred to as El Apóstol; "Apostle of Cuban Independence". He also fought against the threat of United States expansionism into Cuba.

Reviews

[Juan Benedictis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vida es morir: lo sienten estos años
de la cansada tierra en que vivimos,
y andan los hombres ciegos, como extraños:
Locos somos buscando lo que fuimos.