Quote of the day
Autumn burned brightly, a running flame through the mountains, a torch flung to the trees.
Julia de Burgos
Born: February 17, 1914
Died: July 6, 1953 (aged 39)
Bio: Julia de Burgos was a poet from Puerto Rico. As an advocate of Puerto Rican independence, she served as Secretary General of the Daughters of Freedom, the women's branch of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party.