Pino Betancor, Poet

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The poetry of Pino Betancor (Seville, 1928 - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 2003) is simple, seeking rhyme and a calm rhythm and a sober lexicon; it tries to instil social values from her own experience. The rhythm that permeates her poetry has led several singer-songwriters to set her poems to music, such as the young Juan Carlos Catizone; and also the prestigious musician Lothar Siemens Hernández, who was inspired by her poems for his 6 canciones de agua y viento . Her poetic creation includes, among others, the following works: Manantial de silencio , Los caminos perdidos, Palabras para un año nuevo and Las oscuras violetas.

“Perhaps in another time long ago

I was a blade of grass on the path,

a iridescent insect of the forests,

a bluish stone under the water,

a bird without a nest”

(Los caminos perdidos)

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