José Martí: If a NY Statue Could Talk

A short reflection by the Cuban hero, whose statue sits in Central Park.

Image by ignazmerz from Pixabay.

Para español, siga abajo.

Have you ever heard the famous song “Guantánamera” about my country, Cuba? The song is based on my poems. I wrote them here in New York where I lived for fifteen years when I was exiled from Cuba because I wanted my country to be…