César Vallejo
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Peruvian poet, one of the great innovators of 20th-century poetry, known for his profound and avant-garde style.
“The poet is a small god who creates worlds with his words.”
“I want to write, but salt comes out of my pen.”
“There is, in the world, no such thing as a poor man who has not been rich for a moment.”
“Oh exalted unity! Oh that which is one/for all!/Love against space and time!”
“I love César Vallejo. When I read his poems, I feel so sad. [laughter] Claribel Alegría Interview”
“Aviation in air, in water and in spirit. Its laws are different in all three cases. The spirit soars the more it weighs and sinks into itself. The heavier the spirit, the higher and farther it flies. p. 51”
“Los intelectuales son rebeldes, pero no revolucionarios. Intellectuals are rebels, not revolutionaries. p. 18”