Jose Rizals poem was written while he was a member of Circulo Hispano Filipino.

They Asm Me for Verses (Me Piden Versos) reflected how sad it was for him to have
the ability to steer emotions through his poems yet stifled and muted by the
powerful and oppressive Spaniards.
They Ask Me for Verses (Me Piden Versos) reflects Dr. Jose Rizals longing for his
native land, the Philippines. This poem was read in Circulo Hispano-Filipino on New
Years Eve in Madrid and was written in 1882. He wrote this because he was
actually asked for verses. He reminisced his childhood days. It can be seen in the
poem how he missed the Philippines very much and how painful it is for him to
leave his motherland.
The members of the society requested him to write a poem, He expressed his
emotional sentiments through his poem even though he doesnt find it easy to
write poems any more, he tried to write and finish what he have started. During the
time he was writing the poem, he cant find any inspiration to write, he felt very
sad that as if he was an outcast or separated from everyone; He feels lonely as if his
soul is being squeezed or torn into pieces, that when he will write something it
seems that it would turn out a joke out of great sadness; In this great sadness he
cant feel nor express himself well while writing and talks about his memories from
the past that he cherish and longs for. The poem also speaks about the place of
origin of the poet who is Rizal and the place where he originated and came from is
our very own country, Philippines.
This is a poem written when Jose Rizal was in the depths of depression. Partly homesickness for his country, but married also with love-sickness for his lost love, Leonor
Rivera. She was his sweetheart for 11 years, and had perhaps the greatest influence
in keeping him from falling in love with other women during his travels.
Unfortunately, Leonor's mother disapproved of her daughter's relationship with
Rizal, who was then a known 'filibustero'. She hid all his letters from Leonor who,
believing that Rizal had already forgotten her, sadly consented to marry her
mother's choice of husband, an Englishman by the name of Henry Kipping