This third madrigal forms part of what the poet has called Los madrigales negros.“ In them, Guillen links humankind, particularly Black woman and nature as sharing a beneficial and intimate relationship.
Bodily description is highlighted through a national
association of the entire region with its...
Sencilla y vertical
como una caña en el cañaveral.
Oh retadora del furor
genital:
tu andar fabrica para el espasmo gritador
espuma esquina entre tus muslos de metal.