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GARCIA LORCA FEDERICO: (1898-1936) An extremely rare autograph poem by Lorca - GARCIA LORCA FEDERICO: (1898-1936) Spanish Poet & Dramatist. An iconic figure of the Spanish literature. An extremely rare and excellent autograph poem signed ` Federico Garcia Lorca ´, one page, 4to, Madrid, n.d., 1933, to Julio Casal, in Spanish. Garcia Lorca pens a 15 verses poem which he entitles La Raiz Amarga (”The Bitter root”), stating in part ` Hay una raiz amarga - Y un mundo de mil ventanas - Ni la mano mas pequeña - Quiebra la puerta del agua... Duele en la planta del pie - El interior de la cara - Y duele en el tronco fresco - de noche recien cortada - Amor! Enemigo mio - Muerde tu raiz Amarga!´ With pencil annotations to the verso. Few small repairs to the verso. Overall age wear and heavy creasing. F - The present poem was published under the title Gacela de la Raiz Amarga, (1936), adding a word to the title written on the present manuscript poem. There is also one word changed to the second verse compared with the final version published, saying ”ventanas” instead of ”Terrazas”. Autographs of the Spanish Poet are extremely rare in any form following his murder, at the age of 38, by fascist forces during the Spanish Civil War. His remains have never been found.