 Hi, I'm Rachel Stein, the Research and Instruction Librarian at the Latin American Library at Tumán University. For the library's National Poetry Month celebration, I've chosen to share one of my favorite poems, Romance Sonamulo, also known as Verde que te quiero verde, by the Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca. Lorca was born in Granada, Spain in 1898, and he was tragically killed by nationalist forces at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. His legacy lives on in some of the most beautiful and profound literary works ever written in the Spanish language. Several parts of the poem I'll be reading have been enshrined in popular culture as well by way of flamenco music. This poem has stuck with me for more than a decade. I first read it as a freshman in college at West Lane University in Connecticut. The first verse repeated throughout and the green imagery are unforgettable. I hope you'll enjoy. Verde que te quiero verde, verde viento, verdes ramas, el barco sobre la mar y el caballo en la montaña. Con la sombra en la cintura, ella sueña en su baranda. Verde carne, pelo verde, con ojos de fría plata. Verde que te quiero verde, bajo la luna gitana, las cosas la están mirando y ella no puede mirarlas. Verde que te quiero verde, grandes estrellas de escarcha vienen con el pez de sombra que abre el camino del alba. La higuera frota su viento con la lija de sus ramas y el monte gato gardeno eriza sus pitas agrias. Pero quien vendrá y por donde ella sigue en su baranda verde carne pelo verde soñando en la marga.