Ángela Figuera

Spanish poetry

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Ángela Figuera was a Spanish poet, teacher, children's story writer, feminist, and social activist. She is best known for her poetry that celebrated women and motherhood, while also denouncing the abuse of women and children. Figuera was a prominent figure in the poesía social (social poetry) movement that emerged after the Spanish Civil War. This movement shifted the focus of poetry from personal concerns to collective ones, viewing art as a tool for social change. Her work exemplified this shift, moving from the "I" to the "we" in its themes and outlook.1

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…Machado’s Campos de Castilla; and Ángela Figuera, a teacher, writer of children’s stories, feminist, and social activist, best known for poetry celebrating women and motherhood and denouncing the abuse of women and children. “Social” poets shared utilitarian views of their art: poetry became a tool for changing society, the poet…
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…Machado’s Campos de Castilla; and Ángela Figuera, a teacher, writer of children’s stories, feminist, and social activist, best known for poetry celebrating women and motherhood and denouncing the abuse of women and children. “Social” poets shared utilitarian views of their art: poetry became a tool for changing society, the poet…
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