Introduction: Toward a definition of Afro-Hispanic poetry -- Our race: modern Afro-Uruguayan poetry -- From Can̋ete to Tombuctú: the Peruvian poetry of Nicomedes Santa Cruz -- From Esmeraldas to eternity: Afro-Ecuadorian poetry -- In search of blackness: the Afro-Colombian poet -- Conclusion: Africa, South America, Negritud.