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The author stands out due to her cultural and civic commitment. Her poetic work, like this poem, is partially conceived and written for children. 

"You could" is a reflection on the fact that life can be very different depending on where a person is born. Consequently, she invites to empathise and show solidarity to other people. It approaches people in their human condition, since the major part of differences from one another only come from the fact of being born in a particular place of the world. 

The poem ends with a final thought for solidarity and welcome, with no paternalism, towards those people that have had to leave their home countries to seek a better life, for various reasons.

It is a very popular poem and it is usually used as a reference when international solidarity with refugees and migrants is vindicated. It has also been set to music by several artists and its verses are one of the most shared in social networks. 

Indicacions

It can be used in Catalan language and literature and can be related to cross-curricular topics, such as peace culture, interculturalism and respect for diversity, etc.; as well as the subject of ethical values and tutorial.

There are activities on the poem You could in the web of amnesty international  http://www.amnistiacatalunya.org/edu/2/dudh/poesia/podries-j.raspall.html, (retrieved on 28/03/2022).

 There are different audiovisual materials on the poem, also set to music and drawn, https://www.musicadepoetes.cat/titol?autor=733&titol=2168, (retrieved on 28/03/2022).

 Other poems of Joana Raspall that have been set to music https://www.musicadepoetes.cat/poeta?autor=733, (retrieved on 28/03/2022). 

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