Poetry and revolution in Central America
Ernesto Cardenal, Nicaraguan poet, priest and revolutionary, first emerged as a spokesperson for the Frente Sandinista de Liberacion Nacional (FSLN) in 1976. In July of 1979, following the victory of the Sandinista insurrection, he was named the Minister of Culture. Cardenal was instrumental in setting up cultural programs throughout Nicaragua. Within four years, however, the […]