Poetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity of our existence. It forms the quality of the light within which we predicate our hopes and dreams toward survival and change.
— Federico Garcia Lorca Modern

Spanish poet and playwright

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Context

Remarks at the Residencia de Estudiantes

Date / Period

1930

Category

Controversial

Source

https://www.loc.gov/item/lcwa00000004/

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Explanation

Found in 1 providers: grok

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