This author asserted that "The trees must form ranks to keep the giant with seven-league boots from passing!" and noted that "The conceited villager believes the entire world to be his village" in one work. In another work, he wrote that he cultivated "neither nettles nor thorns" for the "cruel person/who tears out the heart with which I live"; rather, he cultivates the titular [?] "White Rose". This author wrote the aforementioned essay Our America and saw Jose Fernandez adapt a poem from his V
This author asserted that "The trees must form ranks to keep the giant with seven-league boots from passing!" and noted that "The conceited villager believes the entire world to be his village" in one work. In another work, he wrote that he cultivated "neither nettles nor thorns" for the "cruel person/who tears out the heart with which I live"; rather, he cultivates the titular [?] "White Rose". This author wrote the aforementioned essay Our America and saw Jose Fernandez adapt a poem from his Versos Sencillos into the patriotic song "Guantanamera". For 10 points, identify this author of the collection Versos Libres, who died at the Battle of Dos Rios fighting for the independence of his home country, Cuba.
This author asserted that "The trees must form ranks to keep the giant with seven-league boots from passing!" and noted that "The conceited villager believes the entire world to be his village" in one work.
Jose {Marti} [or {José Julián Martí Pérez}]