The defeat of the villagers: Cuevas, Zurita, Formoso

Abstract

Shantytown inhabitants were one of the most important urban actors in the second half of the twentieth century. José Ángel Cuevas, Raúl Zurita and Christian Formoso open their work to the voices and the world of these people. But when the poets do this, the agents of change are already becoming extinct. The writing of these three poets digs into the defeat of villagers during the transition.