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A poem by this author depicts the Moon being chased by horsemen, as she speaks to a boy at a forge. Another poem by this author, which mentions a “ship out on the sea” and “horse on the mountain,” repeats the line “Green, how I want you green.” This author of “Sleepwalking Ballad” declared “I will not see it!” when depicting a man’s death (-5[1])“at five in the afternoon” in his “Lament for the Death of a Bullfighter.” In (10[1])one (10[1])play, this man depicted the blood (10[1])of Leonardo (10[2])and the Groom (10[1])staining the Bride’s dress. (10[1])For 10 points, name this author who used an all-female cast for his last play The House of Bernarda Alba, part (10[1])of a Spanish “rural trilogy” including Yerma and Blood Wedding. (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: Federico García Lorca (The poem clued in the first line is “The Ballad of the Moon Moon.”)
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