Afro-Puerto Rican Poet Julia De Burgos

The Afro-Puerto Rican Poet who injected the essence of Puerto Rican life into her poems. She published several poems and writings in Puerto Rican newspapers and magazines. She eventually published her books, Songs of the Simple Truth, and I Was My Own Path. She was able to capture the essence of what it is to be a Puerto Rican who was oppressed and discriminated against by their government. She was also able to capture the voices of the women of Puerto Rico fighting for their equality. Being a black Puerto Rican woman who experienced poverty, death, oppression, love, and having the experience of fighting for a better way of life, had a great influence on her poetry. It allowed her to say what the average oppressed Puerto Rican was feeling and experiencing during that time. On the Shoulders of Giants book series http://ontheshoulders1.com/store/ Click the link to join the OTSOG family and get a free copy of On the Shoulders of Giants Vol: 1 North America https://www.ontheshoulders1.com/#/ Click the link to join our email list https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/s​... Support us on Patreon:   / otsog​