
By Kimberly Reyes (@CommDuCoeur)
On Friday, Briana announced that she and I would flying down to Bogota in a few weeks. Even though we’ll be there on business, I couldn’t help but write up a dream itinerary of historical sites, restaurants, and other landmarks I want to hit up on my first–but surely not last–trip to Latin America. Naturally, this self-proclaimed bookworm has the Poetry House on Calle 13 at the top of her list, the infamous site where writer José Asunción Silva ended his young life.
José Asunción Silva is arguably one of Colombia’s most important poets, often credited as one of the founders of Latin modernist poetry. Drawing inspiration from Edgar Allen Poe, Silva exchanged traditional poetic structure for a more chaotic approach, an approach that echoed his tormented life. Read More-->.