ANDALUSIAN POETESSES

andalusian poetesses

Lubna de Córdoba

biography

Lubna of Córdoba or Medina Azahara (Medina Azahara, 10th century) was an Andalusian slave and intellectual from the second half of the 10th century, during the Caliphate of Córdoba, famous for her knowledge of grammar and the quality of her poetry. She was the personal secretary of the Caliph of Córdoba, Al-Hakén II.

POEM

¿ Dónde quedó la lejana Córdoba?¿ Hacia d´ónde marcharon los perfumes de Medina y los cantos del principe? Mi amante.

MY POEM

¿ Dónde quedaron esos profesores? ¿ Hacia d´ónde marcharon con sus errores? ¿ Esos prefesores con amores?

GUILLERMO GIL 2ºB