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“Nicaragua Mia” (Verse 3)

Here is the final verse to Guerra’s famous corrido …

Posted byMarek18 Jan 201411 Apr 2021Posted incoffee camps, Nicaragua, songs, student artworkTags: "Nicaragua Mia", history, Nicaragua, pirates, privateers, Raphaela Herrera, song, student artwork, Tino Lopez Guerra1 Comment on “Nicaragua Mia” (Verse 3)

“Nicaragua Mia” (Ocalca Camp)

Artwork inspired by the lyrics of “Nicaragua Mia”, as drawn by students & brigadistas…

Posted byMarek13 Jan 201411 Apr 2021Posted incoffee camps, Nicaragua, songs, student artworkTags: "Nicaragua Mia", camp, coffee, Nicaragua, song, student artwork, Tino Lopez Guerra3 Comments on “Nicaragua Mia” (Ocalca Camp)

A Roosevelt / To Roosevelt 4

“You would need to be, Roosevelt, GOD himself…” (PART 4 OF 4)

Posted byMarek11 Jan 201422 Jun 2018Posted inDario, Nicaragua, poemsTags: Latin America, Nicaragua, religion, roosevelt, Ruben Dario, Theodore RooseveltLeave a comment on A Roosevelt / To Roosevelt 4

“Un Millón de Amigos” (Comics Version)

This music+comics project provided an exciting way for kids & adults to get to know each other despite their different languages and cultures.

Posted byMarek10 Jan 201411 Apr 2021Posted incoffee camps, comics exchange, delegation, Nicaragua, songs, student artworkTags: "un millon de amigos", camps, coffee, La Hermandad, Planting Hope, roberto carlos, student artworkLeave a comment on “Un Millón de Amigos” (Comics Version)

A Roosevelt / To Roosevelt 3

“The America in which noble Guatemoc said, ‘I am not in a bed of roses’.”

Posted byMarek09 Jan 201422 Jun 2018Posted inDario, Nicaragua, poemsTags: Christopher Columbus, Guatemoc, Latin America, Moctezuma, Netzahuacoyotl, Nicaragua, roosevelt, Ruben DarioLeave a comment on A Roosevelt / To Roosevelt 3

A Roosevelt / To Roosevelt 2

“If you cry out, it sounds like the roar of a lion…”

Posted byMarek06 Jan 201422 Jun 2018Posted inDario, Nicaragua, poemsTags: argentina, chile, Nicaragua, roosevelt, Ruben Dario, United StatesLeave a comment on A Roosevelt / To Roosevelt 2

A Roosevelt / To Roosevelt (Dario, 1904)

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Posted byMarek30 Dec 201313 Jan 2021Posted inDario, Feature, Nicaragua, poemsTags: George Washington, indigenous, Nicaragua, Nimrod, roosevelt, Ruben Dario, Tolstoy, United States, Walt Whitman5 Comments on A Roosevelt / To Roosevelt (Dario, 1904)

Augurios 6: Murcielago / Omens 6: Bat (Dario, 1905)

The final verse …

Posted byMarek29 Dec 201322 Jun 2018Posted inDario, Nicaragua, poemsTags: bat, bee, death, fly, hornet, Ruben DarioLeave a comment on Augurios 6: Murcielago / Omens 6: Bat (Dario, 1905)

Augurios 5: Ruiseñor / Omens 5: Nightengale (Dario, 1905)

The healing power of song …

Posted byMarek28 Dec 201324 May 2023Posted inNicaragua, poemsTags: birds, music, nightengale, Ruben DarioLeave a comment on Augurios 5: Ruiseñor / Omens 5: Nightengale (Dario, 1905)

Augurios 4: Gerifalte / Omens 4: Falcon (Dario, 1905)

The bloodiest verse of Dario’s 1905 “Augurios” (“Omens”):

Posted byMarek23 Dec 201324 May 2023Posted inDario, Nicaragua, poemsTags: birds, falcon, hunt, Ruben Dario, travelLeave a comment on Augurios 4: Gerifalte / Omens 4: Falcon (Dario, 1905)

Augurios 3: Paloma / Omens 3: Dove (Dario, 1905)

“A dove passed / which almost grazed with its wings my lips…”

Posted byMarek13 Dec 201322 Jun 2018Posted inDario, Nicaragua, poemsTags: dove, Ruben DarioLeave a comment on Augurios 3: Paloma / Omens 3: Dove (Dario, 1905)

Augurios 2: Buho / Omens 2: Owl (Dario, 1905)

“An owl passed / over my forehead…”

Posted byMarek09 Dec 201322 Jun 2018Posted inDario, Nicaragua, poemsTags: death, minerva, owl, Ruben DarioLeave a comment on Augurios 2: Buho / Omens 2: Owl (Dario, 1905)

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