The authors discussed in this paper (James Arthur Baldwin (1924-1987) The Fire Next Time and Pablo Neruda's Fully Empowered), of course, did not know during their youth, that they would one day be famous personalities and authors, and they could not know how the world and their societies would change so that their opinions and projects became very important in cultural circles, and to large and international audiences. 4 pgs. 1 f/c. 2b.