Gabriela Mistral's most famous poems
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: The Sonnets of Death · Little Feet · We Were All to Be Queens. (Updated Apr 10, 2025.)
The poems by the first Latin American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature that are most read at school and recited, from Desolación to Tala.
Automatically translated (original in Español). See the original
Top 14
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1
The Sonnets of Death
1914. They won the Floral Games in Santiago and made her known.
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2
Little Feet
Desolación, 1922. The bare feet of poor children.
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We Were All to Be Queens
Tala, 1938. Four girls from Elqui and what life did to them.
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4
Give Me Your Hand
Ternura, 1924. A children's round.
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Caress
Ternura. Mother and child.
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6
Rocking
A lullaby by the sea.
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7
Kisses
All the different kinds of kisses.
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8
The Sad Mother
A lonely mother rocking her child.
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Fear
The fear that her daughter will leave.
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The Prayer
Desolación. A plea for the dead beloved.
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Ballad
Desolación. The beloved walking past with another.
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12
I Am Not Lonely
A lullaby about companionship.
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13
The Flower of the Air
Tala. One of her most symbolic poems.
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14
Poem of Chile
1967. Her great posthumous poem, a journey through her country.
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