Posts Tagged: heroes

Victor Jara

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It is a good day to remember Chilean folksinger and poet Victor Jara. Jara was murdered by the Pinochet regime 35 years ago. One of his murderers has finally been convicted. Jara’s memory and music live on. I can’t write more movingly than has already been done, so go read, see, and listen.

Rediscovering Buffy Sainte-Marie

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Several albums of Buffy Sainte-Marie recently came my way, and I realized I’d forgotten her several years ago after getting rid of all my lps (no space) and that I’d simply forgotten about her. How very, very sad that I’ve been deprived all this time. Now I’m reexperiencing how fiercely inspiring so many of her… Read more »

Gabriela Mistral

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Having just mentioned her, I thought she deserved her own post. If you don’t know already, Gabriela Mistral was a Chilean schoolteacher and poet. Everyone knows about Pablo Neruda, but not many people—outside Chile, at least—know about Gabriela and her poems. People should. Her voice is tender, sensuous, anguished, wise, and playful by turns. My… Read more »