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I used to work as a secondary school teacher, and now I'm keen on enhancing my English proficiency. Are you able to assist me in learning English? In return, I can offer Spanish lessons.

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Spanish Poetry #48: ‘Propileo' by Jaime Siles

Jaime Siles is a poet, philologist, literary critic, translator and professor of Spanish Classical Philology whose work has been decisive in Spanish poetry since 1970. To you, defeated language of
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Sep 13 - 1 min. read

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Spanish Poetry #47: Fragment of ‘Poema de amor' by Joan Manuel Serrat

Joan Manuel Serrat is a singer-songwriter, composer, writer and poet whose songs became a reference point in the Spanish political transition from Franco's dictatorship to democracy. She loved me so
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Sep 11 - 1 min. read

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Spanish Poetry #46: ‘El miedo global' by Eduardo Galeano

Eduardo Galeano (1940-2015) was a Uruguayan journalist and writer, and is considered one of the most influential writers in Latin America. Those who work are afraid of losing their jobs. And those
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Sep 7 - 1 min. read

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Spanish Poetry #45: ‘Amo, amas' by Rubén Darío

Rubén Darío (1867-1916) was a Nicaraguan poet, journalist and diplomat and one of the most prominent representatives of modernism, a Spanish-American literary movement that set a precedent in the
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Sep 5 - 1 min. read

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Spanish Poetry #44: ‘Los adioses' by Rosario Castellanos

Rosario Castellanos (1893-1948) was a writer, journalist and diplomat. She is considered one of the most important figures in Mexican literature in the 20th century. We wanted to learn the farewell
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Aug 31 - 1 min. read

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Spanish Poetry #43: ‘Días y noches te he buscado' by Vicente Huidobro

Vicente Huidobro (1893-1948) was a Chilean poet and founder of Creationism, an avant-garde poetry movement. He was also one of the driving forces behind vanguard poetry in Hispano-America. Days and
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Jul 24 - 1 min. read

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Spanish Poetry #42: Fragment of ‘1964' by Jorge Luis Borges

Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) is one of the most important Argentine writers of the 20th century. His work includes short stories, essays and poems, and he won numerous awards around the world,
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Jul 18 - 1 min. read

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Spanish Poetry #41: ‘Una fotografía antigua' by Cristina Peri Rossi

Cristina Peri Rossi is an Uruguayan writer who was awarded the Cervantes Prize in 2021. She was born in Montevideo in 1941 and has been devoted to literature for more than 50 years. She is one of the
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Jul 14 - 1 min. read

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Spanish Poetry #40: Fragment of ‘Soneto V' by Garcilaso de la Vega

Garcilaso de la Vega (1491-1536) was one of the greatest exponents of the Spanish Golden Age. Many of his poetic compositions reflect the poet's passion for his beloved Isabel Freyre, whose death
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Jul 11 - 1 min. read

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Spanish Poetry #39: Fragment of ‘Dicen que no hablan las plantas, ni las fuentes, ni los pájaros' by Rosalía de Castro

Rosalía de Castro (1837-1885) was a Spanish poet and novelist who wrote in both Galician and Spanish and is considered one of the great poets of 19th century Spanish literature. She possesses a
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Jul 6 - 1 min. read

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Spanish Poetry #38: Fragment of ‘Don Juan Tenorio' by José Zorrilla

José Zorrilla (1817-1893) was a Spanish poet and playwright, famous throughout the world for the romantic drama Don Juan Tenorio. Ah! is it not true, angel of love, that on this remote shore the
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Jul 4 - 1 min. read

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Spanish Poetry #37: ‘Epigrama repentino a un clavel improvisado' by Larra

Mariano José de Larra (1809-1837) was a Spanish writer, satirical and literary critic, journalist and politician. He is considered, along with Espronceda, Bécquer, José Zorrilla and Rosalía de
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Jul 2 - 1 min. read

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Spanish Poetry #36: ‘Paraíso' by José Manuel Arango

José Manuel Arango (1937-2002) was a Colombian poet, translator, philosopher and essayist. His poetry is composed of short poems that express great sensitivity and hermeticism. childhood to find
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Jun 30 - 1 min. read

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Spanish Poetry #35: Fragment of ‘Canción del pirata' by José de Espronceda

José de Espronceda was a prominent Romantic writer who lived in Spain between 1808 and 1842. After completing his studies, he travelled the European continent, becoming involved in revolutionary
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Jun 28 - 1 min. read

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Spanish Poetry #34: ‘A una rosa' by Góngora

Luis de Góngora y Argote (1561-1627) was a Spanish poet and playwright of the Golden Age, the leading exponent of the literary current later known as ‘culteranismo’ or ‘gongorismo.’ Yesterday you
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Jun 26 - 1 min. read

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Spanish Poetry #33: ‘Coplas a la muerte de su padre' by Jorge Manrique

Jorge Manrique (1440-1479) is a Castilian poet and one of the most important authors in the creation of courtly lyric poetry in the 15th century. Remember the sleeping soul, awaken your mind and wake
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Jun 24 - 1 min. read

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Spanish Poetry #32: "Eres vida" by Rafael Cárdenas

Rafael Cárdenas is a Venezuelan poet, essayist and university professor. The most frequent feature of his poetry is that it is closely linked to philosophical thought. You are life without more. To
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Jun 21 - 1 min. read

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Spanish Poetry #31: ‘La muralla' by Nicolás Gillén

Nicolás Guillén (1902-1989) was a Cuban poet, journalist and political activist. His literary activity began in postmodernism (characterized by broad skepticism, subjectivism, or relativism),
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Jun 19 - 1 min. read

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Spanish Poetry #30: 'Epitafio' by Nicanor Parra

Nicanor Parra (1914-2018) was a Chilean poet considered the creator of antipoetry. His poetic revolution and creations are filled with irony, corrosive criticism, and graphic and visual content
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Jun 17 - 1 min. read

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Spanish Poetry #29: 'Riqueza' by Gabriela Mistral

Gabriela Mistral (1889-1957) is considered one of the main figures in Chilean and Hispanic American literature of the 20th century. She was a poet, diplomat, teacher, educator, and the first Hispanic
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Jun 15 - 1 min. read

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