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I want a son, and to feel the joy
of being a mother.
To wash him every day, dress him,
powder him, give him to drink
and his food at the right hour.
Gaze at him and distinguish who he looks like most—
me or my lover?
Dream that when he has grown
he shall struggle for the freedom of my people.
“The Son,” Gloria Guevara
A Nation of Poets represents the first translation of Sandinista poets from revolutionary Nicaragua.
These are the poems of the common people, written in poetry workshops created by the Sandinistas before the revolution.
The book also contains an interview with Father Ernesto Cardenal, Minister of Culture of Nicaragua, and sponsor of the workshops.