Artistic power remains in the place where poetry was made: the poet’s home

“The poetry of place” is an important strain in poetry, a reflection of how many poems have their beginnings in the poet’s close observation of his or her immediate surroundings, the home place. This creative process invests the poet’s home with power, often celebrated long after the poet’s lifetime, at the very least, with a commemorative plaque on the street door, or more often, with the transformation of the home into a museum or cultural center. That is what’s happening now to Federico García Lorca’s old home:

from The Guardian (UK):
“Artists pay tribute to Lorca at poet’s home,” by Dale Fuchs
“A major exhibition of more than 30 international artists and musicians - from flamenco singer Enrique Morente to the deadpan artistic duo of Gilbert & George - will open this weekend at the summer retreat in Granada of the early 20th century Spanish poet Federico García Lorca. The poet’s summer home in La Huerta de San Vicente will be peppered with modern tributes to his life and work, including photographs, music, sculptures and paintings.”

More on García Lorca:
Our reference page on Federico García Lorca
Federico García Lorca’s body to be dug up (2003)

More articles on poets’ homes and the celebration of poetic places:
“Archipoetry 101,” Gary Mex Glazner explores community building & Poet’s Plaza becomes a reality (1999)
“Poets’ Way,” Boulder blazes a poetic trail, by Michael Evans Smith (2000)
“Herman Berlandt’s International Poetry Museum,” by Marj Hahne (2002)
“The Empty House Tour,” Tom Devaney explores Edgar Allan Poe’s Philadelphia house (2004)
The connection between a poet & his chosen place, Charles Olson (2005)
Langston Hughes’ home brought back to artistic life (2007)