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Luisa del Valle Silva

Luisa del Valle Silva

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Luisa del Valle Silva (January 8, 1896 – July 26, 1962) was a Venezuelan poet of the Generación del 18.[1]

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Luisa del Valle Silva was born on January 8, 1896 in Barcelona, Venezuela, the daughter of Pedro Vicente Silva Morandi and María Luisa Figallo Giordani.[2] Her nephew was the poet Alfredo Silva Estrada.[3]

She grew up in Carúpano and worked as a teacher there and in Caracas after moving there in 1926. She began publishing poetry at age 15 and developed a classical, lyrical style of personal expression.[2][3][4]

She was one of the founders of the Asociación Venezolana de Mujeres, the Federación Venezolana de Maestros, and the Caracas Athenaeum.[2]

Luisa del Valle Silva died on 26 July 1962 in Caracas.[2]

Bibliography

  • Ventanas de ensueño. (Dream Windows) Editorial Élite. 1930.[5]
  • Humo: poemas, 1926-1929; (Smoke) Imp. La Verónica. La Habana. Cuba, 1941.[5]
  • Amor: poemas, 1929-1940. (I Love) Imp. La Verónica. La Habana. Cuba, 1941.[5]
  • Luz: poemas, 1930-1940. Imp. La Verónica. La Habana. Cuba, 1941.[5]
  • En Silencio. (In Silence) En: Lírica Hispánica. Caracas, 1961.[5]
  • Poesía. Serie: Cuadernos Literarios de la Asociación de Escritores Venezolanos. Editorial Arte. Caracas, 1962.[5]
  • Sin tiempo y sin espacio. (Without Time of Space) Arte. Caracas, 1963.[5]
  • Amanecer. (To Dawn) Publicaciones del Instituto Nacional de Cultura y Bellas Artes, Inciba. Colección Puente Dorado. Caracas, 1968.[5]
  • Antología poética. Publicación en Cuadernos Literarios de la Asociación de Escritores Venezolanos. Caracas, 1980.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Anderson Imbert, Enrique (1969). Spanish-American literature; a history. Internet Archive. Detroit, Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-1386-2.
  2. [2]
    "Silva, Luisa del Valle". Diccionario de Historia de Venezuela (in Spanish). Fundación Empresas Polar.
  3. [3]
    Antillano, Laura (2015). Luisa del Valle Silva para niñas y niños. Caracas: Campaña Nacional de Promoción de la Lectura, Centro Nacional del Libro. ISBN 978-980-6470-40-8.
  4. [4]
    Women's literature A-Z. Internet Archive. London : Bloomsbury. 1994. ISBN 978-0-7475-1953-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. [5]
    "Letralia 208 | Sala de ensayo | Luisa del Valle Silva. Sin tiempo y sin espacio: resonancias líricas de la infancia | María Cristina Solaeche". letralia.com. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
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