Poems

Rosalia de Castro's poetry has still not received the attention it deserves, mainly because she wrote much of it in her native Galician, which she was principally responsible for reviving as a literary language, rather than in Spanish. It has been noted that had she written in Castilian she would be recognized as the greatest woman poet of modern times. Her poetry is always compared to that of her contemporary Becquer for its melancholy lyricism and musicality. Castro was among the first Spanish poets to use her poetry to draw attention to the plight of the poor.