This is not yet an analysis, just a mentioning of the author to spark up some discussions.
I do remember Garcia Lorca being an eccentric writer when we (the intro to spanish lit. class in high school) first met his work. When we read La Casa de Bernarda Alba, we did sense something revolting about him (although, most people around g’27 had the pulse of revolution…). When we read his romances (octosyllabic quatrains), we were utterly confused as he spoke of the moon and the boy and the gypsies… If I remember correctly, he had a short life, as he was killed during a war/movement or something.
I’m opening up this thread for people who are confused after reading the poem for first five times.
just to clarify, he is a Spanish (as in, from Spain) writer, but he has come to New York few years before his death.
But this thread is not focusing on the author, but more on the poem, as the poem should be able to stand on its own.