The speaker of a poem by this author says “I want, in the shadow of a wing, / tell this tale in bloom… the one who died of love” in a poem about a lover he met in Guatemala. The speaker of a poem by this author declares “My verses are a clear green, and they are a flaming crimson” before saying, “With the poor people of this earth I will cast my fate.” This author outlined his political views in the essay “Our America.” In a poem by this author, the speaker describes “the cruel person / Who would want to break my heart” and “the sincere friend.” This author wrote about doing an action in “June as in January” in a poem in the collection Versos Sencillos. For 10 points, name this Cuban author of “I Cultivate a White Rose” and “Guantanamera.” ■END■
ANSWER: Josè Martì [or José Julián Martí Pérez] (The first line is from “The Girl from Guatemala,” which was about María García Granados.)
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