Spanish poet's verses to go to the moon

Spanish poet's verses to go to the moon
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By m.p. - Jan 14, 2010 - 12:05 PM
It's part of celebrations to mark the centenary of the birth of the Orihuela poet, Miguel Hernández

Miguel Hernández in the publication ‘Pajaro de Fuego’ in 1979 - Wikipedia

The verses of the Orihuela poet, Miguel Hernández, are to be sent to the moon as part of the celebrations which are taking place this year to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his birth. It’s his book of poems, ‘Perito en Lunas’ – ‘Lunar Expert’ which is to make the trip, in a capsule to be sent to the moon by a U.S. company, Celestis, the EFE news agency reports.

The announcement was made on Wednesday at the presentation in Madrid of more than 500 events to be held in Orihuela, where Miguel Hernández was born on 30th October 1910, to celebrate his centenary. The presentation came on the 80th anniversary of the day the poet’s verses were first published in the press, in the 99th edition of the publication ‘Pueblo de Orihuela’.

Miguel Hernández fought on the Republican side during the Civil War and wrote his last poetry from prison, dying there from tuberculosis in March 1942.

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