Which writers influenced Poet in New York?

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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.

Federico García Lorca’s Poet in New York (Poeta en Nueva York) was significantly influenced by several prominent writers. The collection reflects the influence of Charles Baudelaire, Edgar Allan Poe, T.S. Eliot, and Stephen Crane. Additionally, the work pays explicit homage to the American poet Walt Whitman.1