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Author: David Lemus
Made for: ILAC 242 / COMPLIT 242: Poetry Workshop in Spanish
My name is David (he/él). I'm a PhD student at the Iberian and Latin America Cultures department at Stanford University. One of my passions is Central American poetry from the 20th century, especially poetry written inside guerrilla movements. However, I also like poets such as Rubén Darío and José Martí. This poem emerged from an exercise in ILAC 242 with Professor Santana. I wanted to use a classical structure, in this case the sonnet, but employ a comical tone. I believe poetry, even when working with rigid classical forms, should be playful and not take itself too seriously.