Recent Poetry
In recent decades, in Colombia there has been a significant number of poets of importance, who deal with urban issues and anti-poetry. Among them are Andrea Cote, Lucia Estrada, Felipe García Quintero, Sergio Esteban Velez, whose poetry has been recognized internationally.
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“He must be theory-mad beyond redemption who ... shall ... persist in attempting to reconcile the obstinate oils and waters of Poetry and Truth.”
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