Homage to Victor Jara
by Gregg Chadwick "As every cell in Chile will tell, the cries of the tortured men. Remember Allende in the days before, before the army came. Please remember Víctor Jara, in the Santiago Stadium. Es Verdad, those Washington Bullets again." - from Washington Bullets , The Clash - 1980 "And in the world a heart of darkness, a fire zone. Where poets speak their heart , then bleed for it. Jara sang, his song a weapon, in the hands of love. Though his blood still cries from the ground." - from One Tree Hill , U2 - 1987 Víctor Jara September 28, 1932 – September 16, 1973 Chilean Poet, Teacher, Theatre Director, Folk Singer, Songwriter, Political Activist photo courtesy Victor Jara Foundation In Santiago, on the 40th anniversary of the CIA backed coup in Chile, Bruce Springsteen gave homage to Chilean poet and activist Víctor Jara by performing Jara's poignant song Manifiesto . The 1973 Chilean coup ushered the brutal di...