To his people,' she once stated, and these words were also inscribed on 'What the soul is to the body, so is the artist Mistral suggested that life is a mysterious pilgrimage leading toĭeath, a final liberation from the world. Ureta had shot himselfĪfter he was found guilty of embezzlement. Of Mistral's early poems were written for him. Lover Romelio Ureta in 1909, left deep marks on her writings. Personal memories, like the suicide of her Love of it, bend down, smell it and give it your mouth.) Painful (Do not trample the earth, do not crush the sweet-smelling fruit. La tierra / no aprietes a la olorosa, / Por el amor de ella abájate, / See a symbol of the fragility of life and loving care: 'No maguellers a Which comes near to nursery rhyme: Que mi dedito lo cogió una almejaĬentral themes in Mistral's poems are love, mother's love, Much of her poetry is simple andĭirect in language, but full of warmth and emotion, as in 'La Manca',

Reputation as poet was established when she won in 1914 Chilean prizeįor Sonetos de la Muerte (Sonnets of Death), Life with its tradition of centuries of folklore and poetry.' Mistral's Both rejoice to have been invited to this festival of Nordic Race and the indirect voice for the noble Spanish and Portuguese Undeserved stroke of fortune, I am the direct voice of the poets of my In her acceptance speech Mistral said: 'At this moment, by an Minister, diplomat, and poet, first Latin American woman to win the

Gabriela Mistral (1889-1957) - pseudonym of Lucila Godoy Alcayaga A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Selected Poems by Gabriela Mistral