Manuel del Cabral
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Born: 7 March 1907 Died: 14 May 1999
Country of origin: Dominican Republic
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Dominican poet and writer. Cabral has become one of the most celebrated writers of the Dominican Republic, enjoying international fame. His work is most often viewed as an essential representation of Afro-Antillean or Afro-Caribbean poetry, known alternatively as negrismo or poesia negra in Spanish, along with the works of Cuban Nicolás Guillén and Puerto Rican Luis Palés Matos.[1]
Cabral is known for his vast exploration of themes. Perennial human concerns such as love, death, metaphysics, and war occur throughout his writings.[2] Additionally, social and political issues, especially those involving Antillean and Dominica
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