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Have you ever walked around Granada just for fun? Have you observed its beauty? Let's make our own tour and our own vision of the Literature of this wonderful city. Include any reference, note, image, caption, quote... related to Literature.

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This is a graffiti that used to be at the beginning of C/ Molinos (now it is a"Parafarmacia) next to Hotel Molinos. I found the quote very inspiring: "Tired of not finding any answers, I decided to change my questions"

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Was a poet, troubadour, and philosopher from Granada during the 12th century.  During a persecution against Jewish people he fled to the south of France.

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This is a bookstore I walk past everyday on my way to my residencia. It has really interesting books and of course classics like Don Quijote. I also found one of my favorite books "the joy luck club" but the spanish version of the book. The store is super artsy and makes you feel like a literature nerd. I highly recommend stopping by here even if just to look around.

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Granada has inspired countless artists with her charm. Francisco de Icaza, a Mexican poet, dedicated these beautiful verses to this city. They can be found at the Jardines de los Adarves at the Alhambra and somewhere else in Granada. This is a secret location. Here is a hint: Cathedral

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Street sign with some famous Spanish authors. Cervantes is famous for writing Don Quijote De La Mancha. He also consolidated the Spanish language. Manuel de Góngora was a poet, playwright and a Spanish journalist. He was attached to the romantic movement.

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One can find la Huerta del Tamarit standing peacefully in the middle of la Vega's farmland next to a granado and an angry, leashed dog, only a 25 minute walk from central Granada. Here, at his cousin's estate, Federico Garcia Lorca would come to contemplate and drown his sorrows. He was inspired to pay homage to the Arab poets of Granada with his work "el diván del Tamarit" and based "Doña Rosita la Soltera" on his cousin who hosted him, Clotilde García Picossi.

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Manuel Benítez Carrasco (December 1, 1922-November 25, 1999) was a Spanish poet and rhapsode, who did much of his work in Latin America, especially in Mexico. He was born in the parish house of El Salvador de Granada, where his family lived sheltered by his uncle, a carpenter who worked in San Miguel Alto. Around 1980 he began to spend long periods in Granada, where he ultimately died and, at his own will, he was cremated had his ashes scattered over a hill of the Albaicín where you can find this tribute to him today.

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El Cid's statue stands tall down the streets from one of Spain's largest plaza, Plaza España in Seville. Poema del Cid or Cantar del Mio Cid is the greatest spanish medieval piece of literature. It recalls the life of Rodrigo's continuous battles to to retrieve his good reputation as a soldier and commander and  restore his honor to the King Alfonso VI. The entire work consists of more than 3700 verses and the unknown author is considered the Homer of Spain.

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This was a sign I saw at the Cathedral in Seville, saying that here was where Miguel de Cervantes wrote the sonnet "Vive dios, que me espanta esta grandeza" about King Felipe II. Another name for the sonnet is "Al túmulo del Rey Felipe II en Sevilla". It was written in the baroque style, and is one of his most famous poems.

-Maya Thomas-Benke

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I finally arrived at my hostel in Madrid after eleven minutes of carrying my bag and heavy breathing. I checked in and entered my room. When I finally managed to overcome the obstacle course disguised as a bunk bed ladder, I got into my bed. When Lo and behold, there were words from the famous Spanish poet Antonio Machado blessing my eyes.

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Juan Valera was a Spanish realist author, diplomat, and politician. He wrote famous works like Pepita Jiménez, Doña Luz, and Juanita la Larga. All reasons to put some respect on his name.

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This plaque is among the peacocks in Carmen de los Martires. This song is titled "GACELA DE LA MUERTE OSCURA" which translates to "Gaze of Dark Death".

Stanza two is my favorite because of the deep emotion Lorca conveys "...No quiero que me repitan que los muertos no pierden la sangre;
que la boca podrida sigue pidiendo agua". His use of imagery sets a dark tone for the story.

A dark story in such a beautiful place!

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On this gloomy Sunday, I toured Lorca's summer house in Parque Federico García Lorca. It was the old family residence in the country outside Granada before the city was built up around it. While touring their home it was obvious how wealthy the family was for the time period. There is a faucet in the kitchen that produced hot water for the family from the fire under the oven. This was one of their many luxuries, the family also had a tractor imported to their property. There is a big desk in his bedroom that overlooked the countryside, Lorca spent many hours there working.

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Celebrating Día del Libro at the CLM! The day is a remembrance of the death of Miguel de Cervantes and William Shakespeare on April 23rd. It was such a fun time to browse books in all different languages and genres and find some new authors I would like to read and look into.

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I’ve read a lot of amazing books, but the book I would consider as the best literary work I’ve ever read would be Uglies by Scott Westerfeld. It is the first book in the four book series. I’ve read it multiple times, which I usually wouldn’t do. It is set in a futuristic world where the younger population is separated by age and features. There are those under 16, called the Uglies, who haven’t yet gone through the surgery process that transforms them from Uglies to Pretties. On their 16th birthday they stop going to school and move out of the dorm like building they previously lived in. They go into surgery to change everything that isn’t perfect about them, from their height and weight to the length of their eyelashes. After they’ve healed they move across the river and into a luxurious room/house and where the only thing they now care about is partying and having a good time. There are no responsibilities and no one has an original thought.

The story follows the protagonist Tally Youngblood, who at first was greatly anticipating her pretty operation, until she makes friends with a girl named Shay. Shay tells her of a group of runaways out in the wilderness, called the Smoke, who ran away to avoid the operation. Shay invites Tally along to run away to the Smoke, which Tally doesn’t agree with, but Shay leaves her secret directions before disappearing on their shared 16th birthday. Tally is taken to Dr. Cable, who tells her that she can either go to the Smoke with a tracker and help find Shay or never receive the pretty operation. So Tally does as she’s ordered, but once she reaches the Smoke and meets David, and learns about what the pretty operation really does she changes her mind. She throws the tracker into the fire, accidentally activating it. As the story unfolds Tally learns more about her society and herself than she ever thought possible.

The reason I think this is the best literary work I’ve ever read is because not only is it fantastically written, leaving the reader needing to know what happens next, but it discusses a variety of important topics that no other young adult book does. It discusses change, both physical and emotional, standards of beauty, as well as environmental issues and the dangers of over controlling governments. These topics are shown and discussed in a way that is captivating and motivating. This was the first book I’ve ever read that really made me think about society and the things I had been taught to think and feel about beauty. I was not only forced to reflect but was guided by the multiple viewpoints throughout the story that made it easy for me to consider both sides of the story and ask myself what I believed.

I would definitely recommend the book to the class. I’ve recommended it dozens of times to friends and family already. I think everyone can get something out of this book, even if all it is is enjoying a good story. And of course, it’s only the first book in the series and the next three books not only continue and then wrap up the story but each one introduces more things to think about and new issues are discussed. It is one of my all time favorite books and I think everyone should read it.

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By building B there's a small free book swap library where people can take and leave books. I think it's such a cute and useful idea and makes it easy to find different books and authors because you never know what's going to be there

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Took a stroll in the enchanting Carmen De los Mártires. Here I was just walking and enjoying the beauty of nature when I stumbled upon this beautiful poem by Marruz. This poem is called "El dia, en apariencia". A perfect poem to placed in a quiet calm and naturalistic site. Also if you have not yet been to Carmen de los Mártires, you must! One of my favorite places in Granada.

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Near the bullfighting school in Ronda is this plaque denoting the “Paseo de Orson Welles”. The writer and filmmaker was fascinated with the city and chose to have his ashes transported there after his death. When he was 17, he took part in amateur bullfighting, and went on to record professional ones which he described as irresistible tragedies. He started writing a screenplay for Don Quixote in the 50s and worked on it for most of his life, unfortunately dying before being able to release a finished product.

— Natasha G.

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Washington Irving stayed in the Alhambra during his second visit to Granada in 1829. The Alhambra in 1829 was not well cared for like today and was defaced with a lot of graffiti. Irving fought to protect and restore it, introducing the first official guest book so that travelers would not write their names on the walls. Also, his book Tales of the Alhambra piqued the world’s interest and fondness for the incredible monument.

— Natasha G.

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This story plaque is on the outside of a house in the Albaicín. It tells an old story of a beautiful girl who lived there with her mother and was to be married soon. On the day of her wedding the mother went to wake her and found her dead. They had the funeral that day to mourn the lose. The next morning when the mom was closing the coffin she gave her daughter one last kiss and the daughter opened her eyes.

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This photo is a statue of Mario Maya in a dancing stance. I thought this statue really captured the art of dancing, he seems so elegant in his pose. What also struck my eye was the box below his statue, it was filed with a bunch of poems and they were offered for whatever you wanted to pay. I thought it was really amazing how someone wrote poems and then offered them to the people of Granada, great way to spread some great literature!
-Devin

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This plaque was up in Carmen de los Martires, it is a poem that stood out to me in the garden and it's called "El dis en apariencia". On the side of the plaque it say's Granada Ciudad de Literatura which is very accurate because I feel like Granada has so much history in literature, anywhere you look you can find something related back to it.
-Devin

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This quote, "Muere el amor, mas queda su perfume" by Ángel Ganivet can be found at different crosswalks in Granada. In English, this quote translates to, "Love dies, but its perfume remains." Ganivet was a Spanish writer and also apart of Generation '98. I'm not sure what the significance is putting this quote on the road, but I find it very interesting that a line from one of his poems found its way to a crosswalk in Granada.

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I found a street called Av. de Cervantes the other day with this statue of Don Quixote and his horse Rocinante! The street also intersected with a few other called Av. Sancho Panza, which had a farmacia Sancho Panza on it, and an Av. Don Quixote! I also found a Residencia Dulcinea on the road!

-Maya

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I went for a walk in Sacromonte on the outskirts of the city and found a series of monuments with poetry on them! This one is by Jorge Luis Borges, an Argentinian writer who became famous worldwide for his short stories. This monument has since been tagged with various graffiti showing the countercultural aspects of Sacromonte.

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I found this monument in Sacromonte as well, close to the gypsy caves. This poem, by Emily Dickinson, shows that the literary culture in Granada is not exclusive to Spanish origins. It has also been tagged with graffiti but the beauty of the writing is still legible.