It was during this time that he produced several small volumes of poetry, considered by experts to be the best poems of his career. He never relinquished his dream of a free Cuba, spending much time talking to fellow Cuban exiles in the city, trying to raise support for an independence movement. The next year a larger, more organized insurrection began. After some initial gains by the rebels, the insurrection failed and Cuba would not be free from Spain until after the Spanish-American War of In , Cuba was granted independence by the United States and quickly set up its own government.
The reason for this is simple: passion. All of his actions and writings until the time of his death were undertaken with this goal in mind. He was charismatic and able to share his passion with others and was, therefore, a very important part of the Cuban independence movement. It was a case of the pen being mightier than the sword: his passionate writings on the subject allowed his fellow Cubans to visualize freedom just as he could. His eloquent verse is considered some of the finest ever produced in the Spanish language.
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Select personalised ads. Apply market research to generate audience insights. In , Marti founded La Patria Libre The Free Homeland newspaper, where he published several significant poems including Abdala -- in which he describes the liberation of an imaginary country -- to turn his revolutionary efforts into practice. His criticism of Spanish rule in the country later led to his arrest, and after two years, he was deported to Spain. During his exile years, Marti continued his political writings and also completed a law degree at Central University of Madrid and later at the University of Zaragoza in The following year, he moved to Mexico, and after spending two years there, he moved to Guatemala and became a professor of literature, history and philosophy.
He and his wife decided to return to Cuba when the Ten Years' War, Cuba's fight for independence from Spain, was ended in and their son Jose was born the same year. The writer had to leave his homeland again in after he was arrested following a clash between farmers and Spanish troops. France and Venezuela were temporary destinations for Marti before he settled in New York in He wrote in both English and Spanish for several newspapers as well as essays on some poets and he shared his impressions of the U.
Marti urged Latin American countries to unite and suggested those countries learn from America but establish governments adapted to their own culture and needs with his well-known essay called Our America. He also continued to invest in his poetry skills and published the book Ismaelillo in and Versos Sencillos Simple Verses in After a short visit to Cuba in , he settled in Guatemala, where he taught literature and philosophy.
Spanish authorities, however, soon discovered his continued revolutionary activities and again deported him to Spain. He escaped to France and from there moved to the United States and Venezuela. He was a precursor of the modernistic movement in poetry.
In his most significant poems, composed for his son, were published in a book called Ismaelillo.
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