Three centuries separate Sister Juana Inés de la Cruz and Gabriela Mistral,
the two greatest poets of the Spanish language, according to Octavio Paz.
But so much more unites them, building bridges through time to allow
their meeting: the brilliant intellect, the love of nature, the writing , the
dedication to others, the critical look at the position of women in society
and lack of recognition of their intellectual capacity. Gabriela tells us, in
these writings published almost a century ago on her first trip to Mexico,
about Juana’s life from her childhood near the Mexican volcanoes, until
her death by infection when taking care of the sick in the convent. In
describing Juana’s profile, Gabriela puts herself in front of a mirror and
allows us as readers to have a view into her own way of seeing the world.
This is how Juana and Gabriela, two tremendously inspiring women, find
themselves together beyond time.