Baltasar del Alcázar
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poet from Seville, Spain. His poetry was about life and love, most of it spiced with a keen sense of humor.
A short example of his poetry is Tres Cosas (Three Things):
Tres cosas me tienen preso
de amores el corazón.
La bella Inés, el jamón
y berenjenas con queso.
(Three things have caught my heart:
The pretty Inés, cured ham
and aubergines with cheese.)
External links
- Poesía de Baltasar del Alcazar web site with many poems written by Baltasar del Alcázar (in Spanish). It also has audio files.