Manlio Argueta's novels, Cuzcatlán and One Day of Life/Un dia en la vida can serve as textbooks on the history and culture of El Salvador. They are historical fiction which tell the story of the Salvadoran people through the lives of campesino families.

A song about Luisa Moreno.

Poem by  William Archila. Atlacatl is considered the last ruler of the city of Cuzcatlan, present-day El Salvador.

Poem by Claribel Alegría. From Fugues. (Curbstone Press, 1993)
Translated by D.J. Flakoll. PDF copy available.

Poem translated by Margaret Randall

Poem by Gioconda Belli. PDF copy available.

Poem by Oscar de Leon Palacios. PDF copy available.

Poem by Carlos José Guadamuz. Translated by David Volpendesta, Volcán: Poems from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua

This poem, written by Chicano playwright Luis Valdez, is part of a larger work, Pensamiento Serpentino. The poem draws heavily from Mayan philospophy and the Maya-Quiche origin myth El Popol Vuh.

Poem by Otto René Castillo.