Eché mi esperanza al mar:
y aún fue en el mar, mi esperanza
verde-mar…
Eché mi canción al mar:
y aún fue en el mar, mi canción
cristal…
Luego eché tu amor al mar…
y aún en el mar fue tu amor,
sal…~Dulce María Loynaz
Cuban poet
Website Resources
OPA Jr. High Library country profile: Cuba:
https://opajrhighlibrary.weebly.com/cuba.html
CIA World Factbook
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cu.html
Check out the display this week with books about Cuba:
Music of Cuba
Utah Online Library
Did You Know?
- Cuba is an archipelago of two main islands, Cuba and Isla de la Juventud (“Isle of Youth”), and about 1,600 keys and islets.
- Havana used to be the gathering point for Spanish treasure fleets.
- People stand close when talking, often touching or tapping each other when making a point.
- Cuba is a socialist state, and its constitution regards the Communist Party as the leading force of society.
“Cuba.” CultureGrams Online Edition, ProQuest, 2019, online.culturegrams.com/world/world_country.php?cid=40&cn=Cuba. Accessed 05 September 2019.
