Libro de poemas

Federico García Lorca's Libro de poemas ("Book of Poems") is an early collection of his poetry, published in 1921. It is described as an uneven work, primarily in the modernista style, culled from his juvenilia. This collection, along with his prose work Impressions and Landscapes (1918), disappointed Lorca and reinforced his reluctance to publish frequently.1

While Libro de poemas is an important part of Lorca's early development, he is more widely recognized for his later works, such as the poetry collection Gypsy Ballads (1928) and his tragedies like Blood Wedding (1933). These later works solidified his reputation as a major figure in Spanish poetry and theatre.21