Federico Garcia Lorca (1898 - 1936) wrote poetry full of love, childhood, nature, death, ecology, painters, paintings, poets, and music. He uses irony, everyday language, and surreal language to express the images of the life he wishes to share with us. He uses and expands traditional forms of poetry to keep us grounded in history and current in our personal understanding of life. Lorca is an inspiration for all who live their life desiring creativity. His poems whisper, shout, laugh, cry, howl, and dance. His poems will make you want to whisper, shout, laugh, cry, howl, and dance.