in an ode to Niagara Falls.
One poet from this nation wrote about "shadows which only I see" in his "Ballad of the Two Grandfathers," and another poet from this country penned the line "My lyre! Give me my lyre!" in an ode to Niagara Falls. A novelist from this home nation of Nicolas Guillen created the metamorphosing slave Mackandal as well as Ti Noel in a novel set during the Haitian Revolution, The Kingdom of this World. This country produced the poem "I am a sincere man," part of its poet's Versos Sencillos, lines of which were taken to form the lyrics to the song "Guantanamera."  For 10 points, name this home nation of Alejo Carpentier and Jose Marti.
One poet from this nation wrote about "shadows which only I see" in his "Ballad of the Two Grandfathers," and another poet from this country penned the line "My lyre!
Republic of Cuba (or Republica de Cuba)