Carlos Pellicer, an early influence on AMLO in their native state of Tabasco, became a nationally known patriotic poet and political activist. The young Pellicer studied in México City with Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco and later founded the Grupo Solidario del Movimiento Obrero. He would go on to help open several museums, including one honoring the work of Frida Kahlo. In 1976 Pellicer began representing Tabasco in the Mexican Senate. He died, at age 80, in 1977.
Diego Rivera, Portrait of Carlos Pellicer, 1942
Translator's note:For our English language readers, we are presenting this poem by Carlos Pellicer in its original Spanish. Translating poetry is an art best undertaken by poets profoundly familiar with cultural nuances in both languages.
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