Poetry book "Pilgrimage is to Love and Other Poems" by Jose Federico Burgos, brother of Julia de Burgos. The book of poems can be ordered or bought at TALLER PUERTORRIQUENO - 2600 N.5th Street - Philadephia, PA 19133 - Tel. (215) 426-3311 - The poetry of Jose Federico Burgos is about those beautiful times in Puerto Rico that transports us to the Borinquen Culture full of flowers and flamboyan tree
s. The castilian accent was heard in his declamations in a manner of dramatization; then Jose received the attention of all and accompanied by a tremendous applause. "Fundidos novia y rio" was the posthumous homage that Jose Federico Burgos wrote to his sister Julia de Burgos when she died in 1953. An interesting poem is "El coqui", with its passage from Spain to Borinquen and a longing for the well being of the Coqui in Puerto Rico. Another poem is about the love of a son for his mother, it's very sentimental, especially when being recited. The experience of Jose with his father Francisco Burgos Hans is compared with the adventures of Don Quijote because they mounted on horse and adventured the countryside, mountains and rivers, and sometimes sat in the cemetery to rest, chew sugarcane, do stories and continue on the way. His father educated him in Puerto Rican folkloric literature and the verses of the Bible. His Poetry is about those unforgettable times and Jose Federico Burgos expresses it for his love of Puerto Rico. Copyright 2016 Joseph A. Burgos.
