the collection "The World I Breathe," mused on old age and on the cacophony of world politics.But he often quipped that his pessimism was merely "informed optimism" and said that youth was his hope for the future.
Adolescents in South America still share his love poems with each other, reading his work in home videos posted on YouTube--especially "Don't Hold Back," which urges people to take risks, and "Let's Make a Deal," about unconditional friendship.
from Reuters: Uruguay's Benedetti dies; wrote of exile, return
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