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Fuertes' poetry has a colloquial tone, often dealing with everyday objects or events, and universal issues such as love, pain, death, and loneliness. Her works are known for containing metaphors and linguistic games, which give her poems a musicality and cadence close to spoken language.
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movement, which began in response to the
Spanish Civil War, is shown in Fuertes' use of humour. The Spanish Civil War left a deep impression on Fuentes, and her anti-war stance and the influence of the subsequent
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Fuertes died of lung cancer on 27 November 1998, and was buried in the South
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Much of
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Poet, short story writer, playwright, children's book writer
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Poetry Of
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El libro de Gloria Fuertes. Antología de poemas y vida
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In Her Words : Critical Studies on Gloria Fuertes
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in the United States to teach Spanish literature at
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309:Three Wise Queens: Melchora, Gaspara, y Baltasara
197:. At 17, she composed her first book of poetry,
31: and the second or maternal family name is
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529:Los pequeños niños atacan de nuevo
413:La gata chundarata y otros cuentos
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991:H. Riaño, Peio (5 January 2016).
667:Poemas prácticos más que teóricos
506:Un globo, dos globos, tres globos
372:(1968). Honorable Mention in the
260:TVE, Siendo Un Globo, Dos Globos,
122:Un globo, dos globos, tres globos
1138:Spanish women children's writers
694:. University Press of Kentucky.
474:La princesa que quería ser pobre
1057:"Gloria Fuertes' 99th birthday"
1026:Uribarri, Fátima (2022-11-24).
999:(in Spanish). Nohacefaltapapel
583:Cómo atar los bigotes del tigre
547:Antología y poemas del suburbio
486:Petra, un señor pregunta por ti
376:prize of Children's Literature.
305:gender roles in Francoist Spain
213:; in children's books, such as
637:Es difícil ser feliz una tarde
601:Cuando amas aprendes geografía
585:(1969). Accésit premio Vizcaya
431:El libro loco. De todo un poco
263:Tres Globos y La Cometa Blanca
215:Flechas y Pelayos (Maravillas)
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1078:Especial en Cervantes Virtual
903:"Biografía de Gloria Fuertes"
856:. Blackie Books. p. 17.
571:Ni tiro, ni veneno, ni navaja
1034:(in Spanish). Archived from
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443:El abecedario de don Hilario
437:El perro que no sabía ladrar
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227:Directions, Spanish Poetry
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1083:Fundación Gloria Fuertes
882:Fundación Gloria Fuertes
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573:(1965). Premio Guipúzcoa
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513:La mansión de los Plaff
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249:Mary Baldwin University
247:. Later, she taught at
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625:Pecábamos como ángeles
565:Que estás en la tierra
480:El chinito Chin-cha-té
425:La momia tiene catarro
161:. Her work focused on
157:, and a member of the
661:El caserón de la loca
492:Las tres reinas magas
461:El cocinero distraído
449:El burro y la escuela
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280:The influence of the
241:Fulbright scholarship
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128:Las tres reinas magas
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766:(in Spanish). Madrid
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655:Los brazos desiertos
397:"La Oca Loca" (1977)
358:Canciones para niños
296:Gender and sexuality
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972:on 26 February 2017
822:(1 December 1998).
790:Fahrenheit Magazine
553:Aconsejo beber hilo
407:El hada acaramelada
380:Don Pato y Don Pito
245:Bucknell University
134:El hada acaramelada
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1007:on 23 October 2017
962:Tribuna Feminista
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