Since the publication of her first book of poems in 1950, Gloria Fuertes has gradually carved for herself a place of distinction within twentieth-century Spanish letters. Through her immensely popular poetry readings, her success as a writer for children, and her appearances on children's television, she has attained a measure of renown in Spain. Although she has never sought the acclaim of a literary elite, instead striving simply to communicate her own reality to readers from all classes of society, and to promote peace, justice, and love, she nevertheless has begun to receive serious critical attention for the poetic vitality of her forthright, energetic verse. The strength and sincerity of her personality infuse all her writings, making credible her assertion that her work Historia de Gloria (Gloria's Story, 1980) "no es un libro, es una mujer" (isn't a book, but a woman). In person, according to José Luis Cano...