Cultiva Uno Rosa Blanca Summary

Practically every child of Hispanic descent has grown up memorizing the famous, poignant poem “Cultiva uno rosa blanca”, composed by writer and orator José Martí. It is a poem that is simple and succinct, where basic metaphors are attributed for each of the nouns in the poem. For instance, the “rosa blanca” translates to “a white rose” in English and is something that commonly represents love and purity in today’s world. Additionally, the speaker’s friend within the poem can be referring to the country of Cuba itself. No matter how good or evil the speaker’s friend might be to the poem narrator, the poet will still cultivate his “white rose” for his good friend. Similarly, Martí envisioned a world where his home country would be treated equal