The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba's Greatest Abolitionist
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| Originally published | 2013 |
| Authors | Margarita Engle |
| Genres | Poetry |
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| ID | 2364256 |
About The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba's Greatest Abolitionist
“I find it so easy to forget / that I'm just a girl who is expected / to live / without thoughts. ” Opposing slavery in Cuba in the nineteenth century was dangerous. The most daring abolitionists were poets who veiled their work in metaphor. Of these, the boldest was Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, nicknamed Tula. . . .