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Vicente Amador Flor

Vicente Amador Flor Cedeño (Portoviejo, July 19, 1903 - December 3, 1975) was an Ecuadorian poet known for his poems about his…

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Luis Enrique Fierro

Luis Enrique Fierro (Tulcán, Carchi Province, November 14, 1936) is an Ecuadorian physician, writer and poet. His literary portfolio includes poetry collections…

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Humberto Fierro

Humberto Fierro Jarrín (Quito, June 17, 1890 – Quito, August 23, 1929) was an Ecuadorian poet of modernismo, a literary movement that…

17th Century Writers · Author

Jacinto de Evia

Jacinto de Evia (Guayaquil, circa 1629 - 17??) was a priest and poet from the Spanish colonial period in Guayaquil, in what…

Female writers · Author

Siomara España

Siomara España Muñoz (Paján, January 4, 1976) is an Ecuadorian poet, essayist, professor and literary critic. She has been the director of…

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Oswaldo Calisto Rivera

Oswaldo Calisto Rivera, known by his pen name Cachibache, often spelled Cachivache (Quito, September 22, 1979 – October 10, 2000) was an…

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Arturo Borja

Arturo Borja Pérez (Quito, Ecuador, September 15, 1892 – Quito, Ecuador, November 13, 1912) was an Ecuadorian poet associated with the "Generación…

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The poets of Elan

The ELAN Group (grupo Elan) emerged as a vibrant literary movement in Cuenca, Ecuador, during the 1940s, representing the neosymbolism or lyrical…

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Fanny Carrión de Fierro

Fanny Carrión de Fierro (1936) is an Ecuadorian poet, literary critic, essayist and university professor. She is a 4-time winner of Ecuador's…

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Fanny León Cordero

Fanny León Cordero (Gualaceo Canton, October 15, 1920) was an Ecuadorian jurist and poet. León was a member of the Association of…

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Mauro Javier Cárdenas

Mauro Javier Cárdenas is a critically-acclaimed Ecuadorian novelist. He was born and raised in Guayaquil and studied economics at Stanford University. The…

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Rodrigo Pesántez Rodas

Rodrigo Abelardo Pesántez Rodas (Azogues, July 25, 1937 – Guayaquil, April 2, 2020) was an Ecuadorian writer, poet, literary critic, anthologist, researcher, university…

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Rita Lecumberri

Rita Lecumberri Robles (Guayaquil, November, 14, 1831 - Guayaquil, December 23, 1910) was an Ecuadorian writer and educator. She was a published…

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Nicolás Kingman Riofrío

Nicolás Kingman Riofrío (Loja, November 18, 1918 – Quito, March 19, 2018) was an Ecuadorian writer, journalist and politician (more…)

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Francisco Tobar García

Francisco Tobar García (Quito, November 3, 1928 – Quito, February 1, 1997) was an Ecuadorian poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, journalist, literary critic,…