In essence, all poets contribute to writing the great endle… - Claribel Alegría Vides

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

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Clara Isabel Alegría Vides (May 12, 1924 – January 25, 2018), also known by her pseudonym Claribel Alegría, was a Nicaraguan-Salvadoran poet, essayist, novelist, and journalist who was a major voice in the literature of contemporary Central America. She was awarded the 2006 Neustadt International Prize for Literature.

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Alternative Names: Claribel Alegria

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What do I hope for this next century? That the human race thinks deeply and puts aside hate, that we end all discrimination.

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Among my generation in Central America, women of the leisure class had the option of marrying or controlling their husband’s purse strings or of remaining chaste and virtuous, baking cakes for their nieces and nephews.

In essence, all poets contribute to writing the great endless poem. - Claribel Alegría Vides

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