One of the most famous Spanish poems...

 If you do a quick google search on the most famous poems of all of Spanish literature, "Romance Sonámbulo" by Federico García Lorca pops up right away. It got me wondering, why is this poem so famous and who is the author that came up with it? After reading the poem, I immediately noticed how romantic it was and how beautiful the words flowed together when reading it in Spanish. The title translates to "Sleepwalking Ballad" in english. Lorca uses the word "verde" or "green" to describe romance and destiny. The poem leaves you with a sense of awe at it's beauty. Similar to song lyrics, the poem has phrases that it repeats throughout, like "Verde que te quiero verde" or "Green how I love you green." The poem also had a chorus, where a series of lines are repeated at the beginning middle and end, making it even more lyrical.

So, after reading and analyzing this poem and its popularity, I decided to find some information on the author, Federico García Lorca. He was a Spanish poet and playwright in the early 1900s but did not live long because he was assassinated at age 38. He was born in 1898 and died in 1936 and was born in Fuente Vaqueros, a very small village in Spain. He is primarily known for his Andulasian works and made poetry collections. The poem I previously spoke about is in the collection titled "Romancero Gitano".  Although his career was only 19 years, he left a signifiant mark on Spanish literature throughout history. His collection embraces the "conventions of medieval Spanish balladry." He was very liberal and often condemned for his homosexuality and even arrested for it. He was a very international man however, and  wrote famous playwrights in Cuba.