Question

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.” (10[1])In a poem by this (-5[1])author, the speaker describes “the cruel person / Who would want to break my heart” (10[2])and “the sincere friend.” This author wrote about doing an action in “June as in January” in a poem in the collection Versos Sencillos. (10[2])For 10 points, (10[1])name this Cuban author of “I Cultivate a White Rose” (10[1])and (-5[1])“Guantanamera.” ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

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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2023 ACF Winter @ Columbia11/11/2023Y989%0%22%120.50

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Richard NiuCornell CYale A8410
Alex MoonPenn AColumbia A89-5
Rico-ian BantingNYU BBard A10410
Aum MundheRutgers ANYU A10410
Dylan Epstein-Gross (DII)Princeton ARowan A12810
Andrew MinagarYale BColumbia B12810
Max HauslerVassarHaverford13110
Kaiden CareyPenn BRutgers B14110
Noah DornPrinceton BYale C142-5
Forrest WeintraubColumbia APenn A14410
Iyanu NafiuYale CPrinceton B1440