What inspired Sonnets of Dark Love?

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Early 20th century black and white portrait of poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca, seated and resting his face on his hand. — Federico García Lorca Federico García Lorca.

The Sonnets of Dark Love (Sonetos del amor oscuro), written by Federico García Lorca in 1935, were inspired by a failed love affair. This 11-sonnet sequence reflects the poet's profound and abiding focus on the interdependence of love and death.1