Poet Julia de Burgos gets stamp of approval

The NYDailyNews announced that The renowned Puerto Rican poet Julia de Burgos, who has won fame after dying nameless on the streets of East Harlem in 1953 at the age of 39, is being honored with a U.S. stamp. De Burgos, a teacher, journalist and supporter of the pro-independence movement in Puerto Rico, left behind only 203 poems in Spanish, published in four books. You can read more the new postage stamp here.

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