Spanish Poetry
Collections of Poetry
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- A collection of poetry, organized alphabetically by author, includes a section on Golden-age poetry
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- A site from Peru that contains hundreds of poems in Spanish by famous Peruvian poets, many with audio or video versions.
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- A collection of poetry, categorized by age and topic and downloadable as PDFs
Los 10 mejores poemas del Siglo de Oro español - A blog post with the full text of each of the poems in Spanish by Juan Boscán, Garcilaso de la Vega, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Francisco de Quevedo, San Juan de la Cruz, Santa Teresa de Jesús, Lope de Vega, Fray Luis de León, Góngora, and Fernando de Herrera [Contributed by McKayla Zimmerman]
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- A database of poems in a very wide variety of languages that can be filtered by country, language, or poet. Each poem is read aloud and accompanied by biographical information about the author. Translations to numerous languages are provided as well.
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- Site contains links to anonymous poems in Spanish that were written for and about different family members. It also contains links to poems by a variety of famous Spanish-speaking poets
¡Tortuguita, vení bailá! - A digital, bilingual, illustrated anthology of poetry in Spanish and five other indigenous languages from Colombia on Issuu
25 poemas cortos para niños - Many short poems for children in Spanish by famous Spanish-speaking authors (e.g., Fuertes, Lorca, Machado, etc.) on topics such as April, birthdays, a branch, a burro, butterflies, cats, dreams, fear, mice, a rooster, school, seagulls, seasons, the sky, the sun, vowels, water, etc.
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- Library of poetry in Spanish read aloud by the authors (or by others)
Specific Poets
Claribel Alegría
Otoño- Full text of a short, beautiful poem that compares a relationship with fall leaves
Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
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A 3:34 min. biography of the poet's life and work, written completely in Spanish, illustrated, and set to music. There is no vocal narrative.
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Ana Conca recita la 'Rima X' de Bécquer - This 0:36 second video of a poetry recitation in Spanish by a female native speaker is a great example of how one can use vocal expression to give life to a poem
EL MISERERE. Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer - A 1:50 min. animated video in Spanish
Video animado: El Monte de las Ánimas leyenda. - A very artistic 2:30 min. video trailer for the legend with words in Spanish set to music (no vocal narration)
El monte de las Ánimas - Bécquer - A 4:55 min. very professionally done dramatization of the story with narration and music
El Monte de las Ánimas (Adaptación). Audio: Milenio 3. Imágenes: Cómic de David Rubín. - This 14:30 min. video is narrated by a male speaker and illustrated graphic novel style with comic strip images
Rimas de Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer - A page containing 16 of his best poems
Volverán Las Oscuras Golondrinas - Poem is narrated by a male native speaker in Spanish and set to beautiful images that make the text very comprehensible
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- Infographic
12 frases célebres de Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer - A blog post in Spanish containing a list of 12 famous quotes from his work
Las Jarchas (y las moaxajas): características y ejemplos - Fantastic 4:33 min. video that explains characteristics and examples of the origins of early romantic poetry in Spain. The video is narrated by a male, native speaker who speaks very clearly and quite slowly with a lot of space between his words. Excellent for high school. The video is also really interesting!
La poesía romántica de Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer #habrápoesía - Didactic materials from a professor in Spain
Ernesto Cardenal
Vi hace muchos años - Full text of the poem in Spanish
Renée Ferrer
Compañía - A poem that revolves around the image of a bird to discuss communication
Gloria Fuertes
Cada cosa en su sitio - A digital copy of a reproducible worksheet with the key words in the poem written as pictograms and sight words such as en el written in cursive in Spanish
Vicente Huidobro
Vicente Huidobro - Three of his caligrams in Spanish
III. Vanguardia y poesía experimental en Chile - Lots of interesting examples from various Chilean authors, including Huidobro
Juana de Ibarbarou
La higuera - Text of the poem by Juana de Ibarbarou [contributed by Cameron Wilkinson]
Federico García Lorca
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- Printed text of the poems in Spanish, accompanied by one illustration per poem
Paisaje - Poem that describes a landscape with beautiful imagery
Federico García Lorca - Vicente Monera "Canción tonta" - Poem by Lorca set to music and illustrated with famous works of art
Antonio Machado
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- Website in Spanish for Antonio Machado's home and museum that includes virtual tours
El crimen fue en Granada - Text of the poem in Spanish that Machado wrote upon hearing of Federico García Lorca's death
La saeta by Antonio Machado - Short poem in Spanish about Jesus Christ by Antonio Machado
La saeta, Joan Manuel Serrat - A 2:58 min. performance of Antonio Machado's poem as a song in Spanish by Joan Manuel Serrat
José Martí
Cultivo una rosa blanca (See this 2008 mosaic-like artistic response to the poem by Victor Madero)
JULIAN ALONSO, poemas visuales - A 3:53 min. video of "visual poems"
Gabriela Mistral
Meciendo - The text of Gabriela Mistral's poem in Spanish
Nancy Morejón
Mujer negra - The text of the poem in Spanish, followed by an English translation
Mujer negra - A 3:18 min. video of the poem read in Spanish by the author, set to soft background music
Mujer negra - A 2:31 min. video of the poem read in Spanish by a student, but set to images that make the poem very comprehensible
Juanamaria Cordones-Cook on Cuban Poet, Nancy Morejón - A pretty interesting 8:52 min. video in Spanish about the poet that includes some of her poetry read in Spanish, and images from Cuba. Some segments are subtitled in English
Pablo Neruda
Biografia de Pablo Neruda - Artistically illustrated, historically oriented 5:24 min. biography of Neruda, narrated in Spanish by a native speaker
Conoce a Pablo Neruda (biography) - 1:25 min. biography narrated by a native speaking child
Oda al tomate - Beautiful 1:27 min. video of the poem narrated by a native speaker with cut paper illustrations that make the text very comprehensible
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- Fantastic site with links to photos of Pablo Neruda's life, his manuscripts, a downloadable copy of his first book, and a downloadable activity book that students can use to create their own "libro de preguntas"
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- Infographic in Spanish with an image of him and 10 facts about his life
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- Brief article from Mexico about the poet with main ideas bolded that includes a portrait of him made from a caligram of his poem Oda a la tristeza
Octavio Paz
Silencio - Full text of the poem that uses musical imagery to convey ideas about communication in relationships
César Vallejo
Los heraldos negros by César Vallejo - Printed text of the poem, along with an audio narration of it by a male native speaker of Spanish
Videos
Colegio Citlalli. Luisa Fernanda Almaraz González. Ganadora del LXIII Concurso de Declamación - 5:27 recitation of the poem Yo te lo pregunto by Laura Sam that explores the question "what is poetry?" (begins at :32) - WARNING: Only excerpts would be appropriate for class as there are some strong swear words in the poem (View the text of the poem here)
Poema de la estrellita - Video of a small child reciting the poem - cute, but difficult to see due to poor lighting
Poesía Estrella, Rocío y Mar. Declama Yazmeen - 1:17 min. video of an elementary-aged girl interpreting a poem in Spanish (she makes the input very comprehensible)
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
Hombres necios, by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz - A poem that includes an audio read-aloud option [Contributed by Madeline Narvaez]
Pedagogical Materials
Oda al tomate - 2:39 min. project in which a student narrates Pablo Neruda's poem, accompanied by illustrations she has made
¿Quién fue Pablo Neruda? by MAITE REVELLES MANTA - A ThingLink board of texts by Pablo Neruda, with relevant commentary