Federico Garcia Lorca was a Spanish poet and theater director. He traveled extensively from rural Spain to Argentina sharing his passion for the creative arts. He became prominent at a time when his country was under strife that led to the Spanish Civil War, which was fought for three years. He was executed by Nationalist Forces whose motives, a subject of controversy, may have been to exterminate intellectuals from staging a revolt or to extinguish homosexuals from the public eye.
A talented musician and classically trained pianist, some of Lorca's poetry revolved around his love of music, and in this poem published in 1921, his adoration of flamenco guitar is a prominent symbol.
