Creator Bio
Juan Gelman
1930–2014
Juan Gelman was born in Buenos Aires. He was a poet, journalist, political activist, and the founder of the publishing house Nueva Expresión. After the coup in Argentina in 1976, Gelman was forced into exile for twelve years. He received the highest Spanish literary honor, the 2007 Cervantes Prize. He later lived in Mexico.
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They Say ...
inasmuch as men and women / in their infinite goodness /
believe in God / is it possible that God /
in his infinite goodness / believes in men and women
believes in me / right now / when my heart is…