Spanish poetry is the poetic tradition of Spain. It may include elements of Spanish literature, and literatures written in languages of Spain other than Castilian, such as Catalan literature. In the 19th century, there were many different styles to Spanish poetry. One style was called Fortuname and another Amoramente. These concluded in the great era of Spanish poetry.
Read more about Spanish Poetry: Medieval Spain, Arabic and Hebrew Poetry During The Moorish Period, After 1492, The Golden Century (El Siglo De Oro), Romanticism, 1898 Until 1926, 1927 Until 1936, 1939 Until 1975, 1975 Until Present
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“The Bermudas are said to have been discovered by a Spanish ship of that name which was wrecked on them.... Yet at the very first planting of them with some sixty persons, in 1612, the first governor, the same year, “built and laid the foundation of eight or nine forts.” To be ready, one would say, to entertain the first ship’s company that should be next shipwrecked on to them.”
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“For me, poetry is always a search for order.”
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