Famous Cuban Poets - Famous Poets from Cuba
The Cuban famous poets section is an educational source of information and inspiration featuring reknown Cuban poets. Here you will find famous Cuban Poets of our time and times past. Please let us know if we are missing a well-known Cuban poet and we'll add him or her.
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Cabrera,
Lydia
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Lydia Cabrera (Havana, Cuba, May 20, 1899 - Miami, Florida, September 19, 1991) was a Cuban anthropologist and poet.. Cuban anthropologist and poet
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Juan Gutiérrez,
Pedro
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Pedro Juan Gutiérrez, born in 1950 (Matanzas, Cuba), is a Cuban novelist.. Cuban novelist poet
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Lezama Lima,
José
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José Lezama Lima (December 19, 1910 in Havana, Cuba - August 9, 1976 in Havana, Cuba) was a Cuban writer and poet who is considered one of the most influential figures in Latin American literature.. Cuban writer and poet
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Martí,
José
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José Julián Martí Pérez (January 28, 1853 – May 19, 1895) was a Cuban national hero and an important figure in Latin American literature. In his short life he was a poet, an essayist, a journalist, a revolutionary philosopher, a translator, a professor, a publisher, and a political theorist. He was also a part of the Cuban Freemasons. 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 the "Apostle of Cuban Independence." He also fought against the threat of United States expansionism into Cuba. From adolescence, he dedicated his life to the promotion of liberty, political independence for Cuba and intellectual independence for all Spanish Americans; his death was used as a cry for Cuban independence from Spain by both the Cuban revolutionaries and those Cubans previously reluctant to start a revolt.. Cuban poet and writer
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