In these poems, Garc a Lorca universalized the essence of the Roma people from the archetypes of their feelings and their eternal lamentation, including the topic of their persecution by the everlasting civil guards. The poems are somewhat dramatic and narrative, with short ines of powerful imagery that convey a haunting, mysterious, and ultimately tragic sense of existence. They offer a reflection on both individual and collective oppression. the books begins with the famous poem, La casada infiel.