AN original, unpublished poem written by the iconic Federico García Lorca has been found in a library in the Congress building in the USA.
García Lorca was the eldest and most famous member of the so-called Generation of '27, writing numerous poems and plays that have become symbolic of Spain's finest literature.
He was assassinated during the Civil War for his Republican beliefs and his homosexuality, and lies in a common grave which historians have been attempting to locate for decades.
The script found in Congress in Washington is part of his anthology, Poet in New York, and is titled Oficina y denuncia.
Found by Boston University professor Christopher Maurer, the text is hand-written and includes Lorca's own corrections.
It even includes drafts of verses that the poet and playwright later deleted.
For this reason – and the fact it had been given up for lost – it is considered a rare find.
The poem was written between 1929 and 1930, during Lorca's stay in New York and his subsequent trip to Cuba.
