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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…

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Edgar Ramirez Estrada

Edgar Ramirez Estrada (Guayaquil, May 5, 1923 - April 9, 2001) was an Ecuadorian poet and psychiatrist. He published 6 poetry collections…

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Augusto Arias

Augusto Arias Robalino (Quito, March 15, 1903 – Quito, August 24, 1974) was an Ecuadorian poet, essayist, biographer, anthologist, scholar, university professor,…

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Humberto Vacas Gómez

Humberto Vacas Gómez (Quito, 1913-Quito, 2000) was an Ecuadorian writer, literary critic, poet, journalist, and diplomat. As a journalist, his career is…

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Martha Lizarzaburu

Martha Lizarzaburu, born Martha Emilia Lizarzaburu Dávila (Quito, June 14, 1940 - January 27, 2019) was an Ecuadorian poet and worked as literature…

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Eduardo León

Eduardo León Rodríguez (Guayaquil, 1977) is an Ecuadorian poet and author of children’s literature. His poetry collections include: “Censurado” (2018) and “Manzana…

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Miguel Riofrío

Miguel Riofrío Sánchez (Loja, Ecuador, September 7, 1822 – Lima, Peru, October 11, 1879) was an Ecuadorian poet, novelist, journalist, orator, educator, lawyer, and politician. He is…

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Manuel Gallegos Naranjo

Manuel Gallegos Naranjo (Guayaquil, March 26, 1845 - Ibídem , 1917) was a prominent Ecuadorian chronicler, novelist, and poet during the late…

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Jacinto Collahuazo

Jacinto Collahuazo (Otavalo, 1665 - 17??) was a cacique (indigenous political leader) from Otavalo, Ecuador. He was a poet and historian who…

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Belisario Peña 

Belisario Peña Gómez (Zipaquirá, Colombia, August 5, 1834 - September 7, 1906) was a Colombian poet and educator in Ecuador. At the…