In the pantheon of Spanish literature, few figures command the reverence and enduring relevance of Antonio Machado y Ruiz (1875-1939). A poet whose verses captured the essence of a nation's soul while simultaneously transcending national boundaries to speak to universal human experience, Machado stands as perhaps the most beloved voice of Spain's Generation of '98. His poetry, characterized by profound philosophical…
“Aprende a dudar y acabarás dudando de tu propia duda. De este modo paradójico aprenderás a creer.”
Neighbourhood:
Love Poets, Modernist Poets, Nature Poets, Political Poets
Emotional landscape: Longing, Spirituality, Tenderness
Edward Thomas was born Philip Edward Thomas on 3 March 1878 at Lambeth in south London, and died on 9 April 1917 near Arras in France, aged thirty-nine. His name now evokes a particular kind of English poetry: quiet but unsettled, exact in its descriptions of paths, trains, weather, birds, woods, and country speech, yet charged with questions of loss, belonging, choice, and mortality. His poetic career lasted scarcel…
“The road is an old friend to me.”
Neighbourhood:
Death & Mortality, Edwardian Poets, Georgian Poets, Nature Poets, War Poets, Welsh Poets
Emotional landscape: Longing, Sorrow, Wonder
