Category: Poets

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Luis Alberto Bravo

Luis Alberto Bravo Piña (Milagro, 1979) is an Ecuadorian writer, widely recognized for his novels, short stories, and poetry. His poetry collections,…

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Javier Ponce

Javier Ponce Cevallos (Quito, April 28, 1948) is an Ecuadorian author, journalist, and politician. Additionally, he spent many years working as an…

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Rocío Durán-Barba

Rocío Durán-Barba (Quito, 1956) is a Franco-Ecuadorian writer, poet, novelist, essayist, journalist, and painter. With over seventy published works across multiple genres,…

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Etelvina Carbo Plaza

Etelvina Carbo Plaza (Daule, Ecuador, March 18, 1834 – Lima, Peru, March 22, 1902) was an Ecuadorian poet known for her contributions…

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Mariana Cristina García S.

Mariana Cristina García Salvador (Quito, June 8, 1955 - Quito, 1985) was an Ecuadorian poet, essayist and journalist. Her poetry works include:…

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Fernando Itúrburu

Fernando Itúrburu Rivadeneira (Guayaquil, 1960) is a writer, poet, essayist, literary critic, translator, and renowned scholar of Latin American literature. He is…

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Eduardo Solá Franco

Eduardo Solá Franco (Guayaquil, Ecuador 1915 - Santiago, Chile, 1996) was a prolific and multi-faceted artist, perhaps the most diverse Ecuador has…

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Mariella Toranzos

Mariella Toranzos Narváez (Guayaquil, January 24, 1988) is an Ecuadorian journalist, poet, and editor. Before becoming the Society editor for the daily…

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Hipólito Alvarado

Hipólito Alvarado Espinosa de los Monteros (Guayaquil, 1929 - Guayaquil, 2016) was an Ecuadorian writer, novelist, and poet. He published the short…

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Agustín Vulgarín

Agustín Vulgarín Marín (Guayaquil, 1938 - 1986) was a poet, fiction writer, actor, and playwright. He penned several notable poetry books, including…

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Gladys Potosí Chuquín

Gladys Potosí Chuquín (Angochagua, Imbabura, February 17, 1981) is an Ecuadorian poet and activist who is a member of the Kichwa-Karanki indigenous…

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Jacinto Cordero Espinosa

Jacinto Cordero Espinosa (Cuenca, June 25, 1926 - September 29, 2018) was an Ecuadorian poet. He authored several poetry collections and his…

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Ariruma Kowii

Ariruma Kowii, born Jacinto Conejo Maldonado (Otavalo, Imbabura, Ecuador, August 4, 1961) is considered one of the most important poets writing in…

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Saranelly de Lamas

Saranelly de Lamas, aka Saranelly Toledo de Lamas (Riobamba, 1933 - Guayaquil, 1992) was a poet, journalist and fiction writer. As a…

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María Luisa Lecaro

María Luisa Lecaro Pinto (Guayaquil, Ecuador, date of birth unknown – date of death unknown) was an Ecuadorian poet and pioneering feminist…