The poetry encountered in this work is in many ways autobiographical and allows readers to see marti the man and the patriot and to judge what. Capturing the essence and rhythm of poetry in a translation is especially challenging. Simple verses recovering the us hispanic literary heritage pinata books for young adults english, spanish and spanish edition 9781558852044. January 28, 1853 may 19, 1895 was a cuban poet, essayist, journalist, translator, professor, and publisher, who is considered a cuban national hero and an important figure in latin american literature. I just recently read some of his poems for spanish class. Leonardo favio, camilo sesto, leo dan, julio iglesias, luis perales, jose jose, roberto carlos y mas duration. He was very politically active, and is considered an important revolutionary philosopher and political theorist. Sincere and intensely personal in tone, these verses form a unique autobiographical expression yet have worldwide appeal.
A sincere man am i verse i by jose marti famous poems. Poeta, pensador, dramaturgo, narrador y sobre todo revolucionario, marti fue arrestado, en 1869, por conspiracion y por su apoyo al levantamiento del 68. Originally written in spanish, it has been translated into over ten languages. Versos sencillos is a poetry collection by cuban writer and independence hero jose marti. Mientras no pude encerrar integras mis visiones en una forma adecuada a ellas, deje volar mis visiones. Particularly noteworthy is the brief eramos, a rendering of a passage from martis famous essay nuestra america which masterfully conveys the musicality of his prose. Many translated example sentences containing versos sencillos englishspanish dictionary and search engine for english translations. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Ismaelillo versos libres versos sencillos by jose marti. Jose marti was born in havana, on january 28, 1853, to a sergeant of the spanish garrison who had retired to become a watchman and his wife from the canary islands. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Rafael maria mendive 18211886, a poet and educational reformer, convinced martis father to let his son study at a secondary school and underwrote the costs himself.