Follas Novas: Versos en Gallego

by Rosalía de Castro

"Follas Novas: Versos en Gallego" by Rosalía de Castro is a poetry collection published in 1880. Written during a period of personal hardship, this work explores deep emotions and social injustice in Galicia. The collection blends intimate, introspective poems about alienation and saudade with powerful verses denouncing the suffering of Galician peasants and sailors. A significant portion addresses emigration through women's perspectives, revealing their silent heroism and enduring pain as widows of the living and dead.