Following the Nationalist victory, the Francoist regime imposed strict censorship on all forms of cultural expression, including poetry. The censorship, which was enforced by the state and the Catholic Church, suppressed any works that criticized the regime, celebrated the Republic, or promoted left-wing ideologies. Poets who remained in Spain were forced to write in a coded language or to avoid political themes altogether, leading to the development of a poetry of evasion that would characterize Spanish literature for decades.

The censorship had a profound impact on Spanish poetry, as it silenced the voices of Republican poets and forced those who remained in Spain to adapt to the new political climate. The censorship also led to the development of a poetry that was characterized by ambiguity and indirection, as poets sought to express their political views without attracting the attention of the censors. The legacy of censorship can be seen in the poetry of the post-war years, which often addressed political themes through metaphor and allegory.