Yerma - Letras hispánicas Author:Federico Garcia Lorca, Federico Garcia Lorca In a remote Spanish village, Yerma longs for a child but is unable to conceive. This compelling and elemental tale of a woman_s quest for a child taps into some of theatre_s most universal themes_love, passion, sexuality, marriage. In this new translation, Pam Gems has stripped the text to the poetic core of Lorca_s words in all their epic glory.