Poetry
La ruta fulgurante
Not translated into English
Pompeyo del Valle · 1956
Synopsis
Poems written in the surge of hope that follows the great banana plantation strike of 1954, on the country's Caribbean coast. They call on workers to show solidarity, defend their dignity and demand social justice, in a markedly revolutionary tone; vitality and optimism dominate them, whatever the subject of the poem.
Context
The collection appeared in 1956 under the pseudonym Adán Marino; it is its author's first book, and he is counted among the generation of the fifties. It opens a body of work continued by El fugitivo (1962), written in hiding, then Retrato de un niño ausente (1969) and Nostalgia y belleza del amor (1970). His fiftieth year gave rise to a tribute, and the book appeared in the climate of hope that followed the strike of 1954.
Who it is for
Poems in Spanish, in a direct language, with no translation of this collection; other poems by the author exist in French.
Prizes and reception
The first book of a poet regarded as one of the voices that marked the generation of 1950 in Honduras.
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