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Claribel Alegría

Clara Isabel Alegría Vides, who wrote as Claribel Alegría, was born in Esteli, Nicaragua on May 12, 1924, when the country was on the verge of civil war. Her father Daniel, a doctor, was openly critical of the United

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Poetry Trivia

Question:

Of which poet did Allen Tate write, in 1924, "That boy's a wonder -- has more sheer genius than any of us; watch him: his work from now on will have what none of us can achieve -- power."

Answer

Robert Penn Warren

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