Today, June 5, we celebrate the birthday of Spanish poet, playwright, and theater director, Federico García Lorca. Born in 1898, he established a reputation alongside Luís Buñuel and Salvador Dalí. His life ended tragically during the Spanish Civil War.
A tiny sample:
Little Ballad of Three Rivers
The Guadalquivir River
Flows between orange and olive.
Two rivers of Granada
Come down from snow to wheat field.
Ah, Love, the unreturning!
Today is a celebration worthy of Pride Month, as Lorca embraced and struggled with his homosexuality. Read more of his poetry here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/federico-garcia-lorca. Find out what Wikipedia shares: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Garc%C3%ADa_Lorca Or Watch “Blood Wedding,” a flamenco movie by Carlos Saures based on Lorca’s work.
Photo is Salvador Dalí and García Lorca.