Julia de Burgos

Birth: 1914-02-17 , Carolina

Death: 1953-07-06 , Nova Iorque

Julia de Burgos was a Puerto Rican poet whose work is characterized by its lyrical intensity, social commitment, and profound exploration of identity, love, and freedom. Her poetry, marked by a powerful and often rebellious female voice, addresses themes such as social injustice, the condition of women, and the longing for self-determination. Considered one of the most important voices in 20th-century Hispano-American poetry, her legacy transcends borders, inspiring generations of readers and writers through her courage, passion, and unwavering pursuit of truth and beauty.

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We come from not being and march toward not being: nothing between two nothings, zero between two zeros, and since between two nothings nothing can be, let’s drink to the splendor of not being our bodies.

Body Death and Mourning

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