America Quote by Margarita Engle

Latino poets, are really having a significant impact on American poetics today.

— Kwame Dawes

Latin America seemed to be a land where there were only dictators, revolutionaries, catastrophes. Now we know that Latin America can produce also artists,…

— Mario Vargas Llosa

Poetry is a break for freedom.

— David Whyte

American poetry has been part of a culture in conflict…We are a people tending toward democracy at the level of hope; at another level,…

— Muriel Rukeyser

I must try and break through the cliches about Latin America. Superpowers and other outsiders have fought over us for centuries in ways that…

— Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Ironically, Latin American countries, in their instability, give writers and intellectuals the hope that they are needed.

— Manuel Puig

The Latin American cause is about all a social cause: the rebirth of Latin America must start with the overthrow of its masters, country…

— Eduardo Galeano

The countries made themselves independent from Spain, but only changed owners, who stayed in positions of power were the criollos, the Spanish descendants who…

— Bocafloja

In building up a democratic model I think that Cuba's contribution, little by little, has contributed to getting closer to the ideals of those…

— Alejandro Castro Espin

Jose Marti, known as 'the Apostle of Cuban Independence,' was an influential poet, journalist, and political theorist who became a symbol for the Cuban…

— Ben Rhodes

From its earliest days, the Cuban Revolution has also been a source of inspiration to all freedom-loving people. We admire the sacrifices of the…

— Nelson Mandela

“Poets and poetry help us express our emotions and experiences, making us feel less alone in our struggles.”

— Wajid Shaikh