Words are sensual. They seduce us and spark our imagination, but they also express intelligence and logic in constructing towers of ideals and cultur… - Claribel Alegría Vides

The poet celebrates humankind, the universe, and the creator of the universe. It is impossible for one to remain indifferent to the turbulence that our planet and its inhabitants suffer through: war, hunger, earthquakes, misery, racism, violence, xenophobia, deforestation, AIDS, and childhood affliction, among others. In the region from which I come, Central America, we love poetry, and at times we use it to denounce what is happening around us. There are many fine testimonial poems. The poet, especially where I’m from, cannot and should not remain in an ivory tower.

In essence, all poets contribute to writing the great endless poem.

Quite often I have used my poetry as a sword, and I have brandished it against my internal and external demons.