 She began publishing her first works at the age of seventeen and soon became known for her spontaneity and tenderness.Later on, her poetry became more tragic and sad with poems such as "En horas de angustia" ("In Hours of Anguish") or very patriotic and strong in poems such as "La Patria" ("The Motherland") and "Ruinas" ("Ruins").She would include more personal themes in her poetry, as noted in "Mi Pedro" (dedicated to her son, perhaps her most affectionate poem), "La llegada del invierno" ("The Arrival of the Winter"), and a book that became very popular called "Steven", where she talks about her country, her family, the plants and flowers, and the island itself.