Category: Poets

20th Century Writers · Author

María Eugenia Puig

María Eugenia Puig Lince (Guayaquil, August 2, 1919 – Quito, February 4, 2001) was an Ecuadorian poet, intellectual, and diplomat. She co-founded…

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María Leonor Madinyá Andrade

María Leonor Madinyá Andrade (Guayaquil, February 15, 1936 – Guayaquil, September 7, 2006) was an Ecuadorian poet known for her deeply introspective…

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Luis Cisneros Noriega

Luis Cisneros Noriega (Riobamba, 1908 – 1987) was an Ecuadorian poet, composer, and pianist. He published several poetry collections, including Cúpulas en…

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Elías Candel Espinoza

Elías Candel Espinoza (Guayaquil, 1896 – 1983) was an Ecuadorian journalist, poet, and coplero, known by his pen name Adel Celinas. By…

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Rigoberto Cordero y León

Rigoberto Cordero y León (Cuenca, June 11, 1916 – Cuenca, August 1998) was an Ecuadorian poet, writer, and scholar whose work significantly…

17th Century Writers · Author

Gertrudis de San Ildefonso

Sor Gertrudis de San Ildefonso (Quito, 1651 – Quito, January 29, 1709) was a revered Ecuadorian nun, mystic, and writer known for…

Writers from Riobamba · Author

Sergio Román Armendáriz

Sergio Román Armendáriz (Riobamba, Ecuador, February 12, 1934) is an Ecuadorian poet, playwright, screenwriter, and professor. A member of the avant-garde poetry…

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Jerónima de Velasco

Jerónima de Velasco de Ladrón de Guevara (Quito, c. 1630 – ?) was a renowned 17th-century poet from the Real Audiencia de…

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Teresa Ala-Vedra y Tama

Teresa Ala-Vedra y Tama (Guayaquil, April 2, 1889 – Guayaquil, 1987) was an Ecuadorian journalist, poet, writer, painter, pianist, and composer. She…

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Wadía Lauando Vélez

Wadía Antón Lauando Vélez (Portoviejo, 1940) is an Ecuadorian poet and novelist renowned for his works that explore rural life, nature, and…

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Manuel Agustín Aguirre

Manuel Agustín Aguirre Ríos (Loja, July 12, 1903 – Quito, September 15, 1992) was an Ecuadorian educator, jurist, poet, and political leader.…

Poets · Author

Jean Viet

Jean Viet (France, December 31, 1920 – August 6, 1987) was a French translator and demographer. In addition to his work in…

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Carlos Aguilar Vásquez

Carlos Aguilar Vásquez (Gima, Ecuador, September 15, 1897 – Azogues, Ecuador, April 12, 1967) was an Ecuadorian poet, novelist, and doctor. His…

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Miguel Moreno Ordoñez

Dr. Miguel Moreno Ordóñez (Cuenca, March 3, 1851 – Cuenca, August 30, 1910) was an Ecuadorian poet, physician, politician, and philanthropist. After…

21st Century Writers · Author

Nataly Daniela Flores Jara

Nataly Daniela Flores Jara (Guayaquil) is an emerging Ecuadorian author known for her novel Nacidos del Diamante: Cristhalina (2024). Her work explores…