Federico García Lorca

1898–1936

Federico García Lorca (1898–1936) was a Spanish poet and playwright from Fuente Vaqueros near Granada, a central figure of the Generation of ’27. He was also a musician and artist, and directed the touring theatre company La Barraca.

Romancero gitano (1928) made him the most popular Spanish poet of his time; Poeta en Nueva York, Llanto por Ignacio Sánchez Mejías and the plays Bodas de sangre and La casa de Bernarda Alba followed. He was murdered by Nationalist forces near Granada at the start of the Spanish Civil War.

Best-known poems

All poems (42)

A 3

B 1

C 9

D 2

E 6

I 1

L 5

M 5

N 2

P 1

R 1

S 3

T 2

V 1

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