Question

This author stated, “Flowers? I don't want flowers!” after noting how the speaker “read these verses by Ronsard” in the poem “Sky Flowers.” This author described being as happy as “a simple schoolboy” in a poem whose speaker wants “a bouquet of flowers on my grave and a flag!” This poet's time in Guatemala inspired a “flowered tale” about a girl who “died of love.” The speaker can name “All the strange flowers that grow” in a poem by this author that describes a man “From the land where (*) palm trees grow.” This author contrasted the “cruel person” with the “sincere friend” (10[1])in a poem about giving the title flower “in July as in June.” This author included “A Sincere Man Am I” and “I Cultivate a White Rose” in his collection Versos Sencillos. For 10 points, name this author of the lyrics to “Guantanamera.” ■END■

ANSWER: José Martí [or José Julián Martí Pérez]
<Noah Sheidlower, World Literature>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ariel FaederPittsburghCarnegie Mellon10210

Summary

2024 Penn Bowl UNC10/26/2024Y3100%33%0%95.00
2024 Penn Bowl CWRU11/02/2024Y1100%0%0%102.00