Yania Tierra Explained

Yania Tierra is a Spanish language documentary poem written by Aída Cartagena Portalatín and published in 1981 as Yania Tierra: Poema Documento (Yania Tierra: Document Poem). It traces the history of the Dominican Republic, beginning with the time of Columbus, using Yania Tierra as a viewpoint character.^[1] There is also a bilingual version of the poem.^[2]

See also

• National personification
• Columbia

Notes and References

1. Book: Cartagena Portalatín, Aída. Document Poem. Azul Editions. 1995. 978-0-9632363-9-5. Washington, D.C.. en.
2. Book: Cartagena Portalatín. Aída. Yania Tierra: poema documento = document poem. Fenwick. M. J. Azul Editions. 1995. 978-0-9632363-9-5. Washington, D.C.. 32696817.