In , Gabriela Mistral was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. The committee cited "her lyric poetry which, inspired by powerful emotions, has made her name a symbol of the idealistic aspirations of the entire Latin American world."
In her acceptance speech, she movingly spoke of the poet's responsibility to the community, the defense of the weak, and the importance of the "modern poet" as a witness to history.
In , Gabriela Mistral was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. The committee cited "her lyric poetry which, inspired by powerful emotions, has made her name a symbol of the idealistic aspirations of the entire Latin American world."
In her acceptance speech, she movingly spoke of the poet's responsibility to the community, the defense of the weak, and the importance of the "modern poet" as a witness to history. gabriela mistral