Ebook: Song of the Simple Truth: Obra poética completa (Dual Language Edition: Spanish, English)

Compiled and Translated by Jack Aguero.
THIS FIRST BILINGUAL EDITION of Julia de Burgos complete poems, more than 200 of them, is a literary landmark: the first time her poems have appeared in a complete edition in either English or Spanish. In fact, some of these poems have been essentially ''lost'', tucked away in archives and never before printed in book form. She broke new ground in her poetry by fusing a romantic temperament with keen political insights. This book will be essential reading for lovers of poetry and feminist.
Julia de Burgos, born in Puerto Rico in 1914, was an accomplished poet and journalist who was revolutionary in her politics, poetry, and feminism. Avidly supporting the cause of Puerto Rican independence, she was also an internationalist who was anti-Franco, anti-Trujillo, and anti-Somoza. As a feminist and Puerto Rican independentista she paid for her convictions and strength by being persecuted as a political figure. A cultural icon, Julia de Burgos was shamefully neglected as a poet during her lifetime. She died in New York City in 1953.