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Julia de Burgos is considered to be one of the greatest
Puerto Rican poets of all time. Born in poverty in Carolina in 1914, Julia persevered and became a renowned poet in
Puerto Rico. By the time she immigrated to the United States in 1940 she
had published two collections of poetry.
Julia's poems were a precursor to feminist anti-colonial politics. She herself
became a vocal advocate for Puerto Rican independence. Her more famous
works are El Rio Grande de Loiza,
Poema para Mi Muerte (My Death Poem), and Yo Misma Fui Mi Ruta (I
Was My Own Path).
THE DECOLONIZER
December 2015
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