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Cernuda

American  
[ser-noo-duh, -nyoo-, ther-noo-thah, ser-] / sərˈnu də, -ˈnju-, θɛrˈnu ðɑ, sɛr- /

noun

  1. Luis 1902–63, Spanish poet, in England after 1939.


Cernuda British  
/ θɛrˈnuða /

noun

  1. Luis (lwiʃ). 1902–63, Spanish poet. His major work is the autobiographical Reality and Desire (1936–64)

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“For the poet, death is a victory,” Luis Cernuda wrote in a poem commemorating his colleague Federico García Lorca.

From Salon Feb. 19, 2013

During my time in Madrid, where Cernuda once lived, I wondered if he hadn’t meant “for the Spaniard.”

From Salon Feb. 19, 2013

"The admission that there is a legal opposition and they are interested in talking to us," said Cernuda, "is a first step in the right direction."

From Time Magazine Archive

The three -- Ramon Cernuda, Alfredo Duran and Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo -- are all considered moderates in the world of Cuban exile politics, and all strongly favor lifting the U.S. embargo.

From Time Magazine Archive

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