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Revision as of 04:28, 12 February 2012
This is a list of Puerto Rican literary figures, including poets, novelists, short story authors, and playwrights. It includes people who were born in Puerto Rico, people who are of Puerto Rican ancestry, and many long-term residents and/or immigrants who have made Puerto Rico their home, and who are recognized for their literary work. New entries must be placed in alphabetical order and follow the formatting for the list.
A–C
- Manuel Abreu Adorno (1955–1984)[1]
- Rafael Acevedo (born 1960), poet, playwright, fiction writer[1]
- Aravind Enrique Adyanthaya, playwright, fiction writer
- Moisés Agosto, poet, short story author
- Alfredo M. Aguayo
- Jack Agüeros
- Miguel Algarín
- Manuel A. Alonso
- Pedro Amador Lloréns
- César Andreu Iglesias
- Delma S. Arrigoitia
- Maria Arrillaga
- Rane Arroyo
- Yolanda Arroyo Pizarro
- María Teresa Babín Cortés
- Vicente Balbás Capó
- Lefty (Manuel) Barreto, novelist, author of autobiography Nobody's Hero (1977)[2]
- Emilio S. Belaval
- Pura Belpré
- Samuel Beniquez author of autobiography Tu Alto Precio... Mi Gran Valor (2005) [3]
- Alejandrina Benítez de Gautier
- María Bibiana Benítez
- Dario Rilke Beniquez, poet
- Tomás Blanco
- Giannina Braschi
- Julia de Burgos
- Enzo Bravo, fiction writer, author of Tropicargo, The Flight of the Twin Beech Driver (2009)
- Pedro Cabiya, fiction writer[1]
- Mayra Calvani
- Joaquín Caminero Milán Poet
- Mario Caminero Sanchez Poet, Writer
- Zenobia Camprubí
- Nemesio Canales
- Luisa Capetillo
- Jaime Carrero, poet and playwright[1][2]
- N. Humberto Cintrón, novelist, author of Frankie Christo (1972)[2]
- Jesús Colón
- Joaquín Colón (1896–1964), author of Pioneros puertorriqueños en Nueva York[4]
- Manuel Corchado y Juarbe, poet, journalist and politician
- Juan Antonio Corretjer
- Zoé Corretjer Lloréns[5][6]
- Lydia Cortes (born 1942), poet, fiction writer, educator
- Nicky Cruz
- Isabel Cuchí Coll, journalist and author
Cuchi Coll was the granddaughter of Dr. Cayetano Coll y Toste and niece of José Coll y Cuchí. She served as Director of the "Sociedad de Autores Puertorriqueño[7]
D–K
- Anjelamaría Dávila, poet[1]
- José Antonio Dávila
- Virgilio Dávila
- John DeJesus, screenwriter, fiction writer and poet
- Nelson Antonio Denis
- Abelardo Díaz Alfaro
- Andrés Díaz Marrero
- Emilio Díaz Valcárcel[1]
- José de Diego
- Caridad de la Luz "La Bruja"
- Juan Duchesne Winter, essayist and fiction writer
- Judith Escalona
- Elizam Escobar
- Martín Espada
- Sandra María Esteves
- Hector Feliciano
- Carole Fernández, novelist, author of Sleep of the Innocents (1991)[2]
- Rosario Ferré
- José Angel Figueroa, poet[2]
- Shaggy Flores
- Félix Franco-Oppenheimer, poet and writer[8]
- Ana María Fuster Lavin (born 1967), editor, poet and short story writer[9]
- Edward Gallardo, playwright; works include those collected in Simpson Street and Other Plays[2]
- Magali García Ramis
- José Gautier Benítez
- José Antonio Giovannetti (born 1943), poet, playwright, motivational and inspirational writer and speaker
- José Luis González
- Martin A. Gonzalez (born 1957), novelist, author of Werewolves Among Us
- Manuel González Pató, educator and writer in the field of atlethics[10][11]
- Kevin A. González-Flynn, poet, fiction writer
- Eugenio María de Hostos
- David Hernández
- Victor Hernández Cruz
- Quiara Alegría Hudes
- Adolfo Jiménez Benítez,[12] essayist, medievalist investigator
- Adolfo Jiménez Hernández, essayist, poet, short story writer
- Zoé Jiménez Corretjer[13]
L–Q
- Pedro Juan Labarthe
- Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes
- Enrique Laguerre
- Elidio La Torre-Lagares (1965), poet, novelist, essayist, author of Vicios de construcción (2008)[1]
- Tato Laviera
- Georgina Lázaro
- Muna Lee
- Aurora Levins Morales
- José Liboy Erba (Pepe Liboy) (born 1964)[1]
- José María Lima (1934–2009), poet, philosopher, mathematician, author of La sílaba en la piel (1982)[1][14]
- Vanesa Littlecrow
- Francisco Lluch Mora
- Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa, Caribbean fiction writer of Daughters of the Stone
- Washington Lloréns
- Luis Llorens Torres
- Alfredo Lopez
- Erika Lopez
- Luis López Nieves
- Ángel Lozada
- Carmen Lugo Filippi (born 1940), short-story writer[1]
- Esperanza Malavé Cintrón (born 1955) poet, author of Chocolate City Latina (2005)
- Manuel Manrique, novelist, author of Island in Harlem (1966)[2]
- Hugo Margenat
- René Marqués
- Domingo Marrero Navarro
- Manuel Martínez-Maldonado (born 1937), physician, poet, novelist, author of poetry books La voz sostenida and La novela del medio día and of the novel Isla Verde
- Jaime Martinez Tolentino, short story writer, novelist, playwright.
- Antonio Martorell
- Julio Marzán, poet
- Nemir Matos-Cintrón
- Francisco Marrero Miranda (born 1947), poet, author of Antología poética (1996) and La patria en versos (1999)
- Francisco Matos Paoli
- Joserramón Melendes (born 1952), poet[1]
- Concha Meléndez
- Jesús Papoleto Meléndez, poet[2]
- Nancy Mercado, poet, playwright
- Manuel Méndez Ballester
- Carmen Mirabal, journalist, novelist, playwright
- Lin-Manuel Miranda
- Rubén A. Moreira Vidal[15]
- Iris Miranda, writer, author of Noches de luna emblesos y melismas (2007) and Alcoba Roja' (2011)
- Luis Muñoz Marín
- Carmen de Monteflores, novelist, author of Singing Softly/Cantando bajito (1989)
- Joel Morales-Rolón, writer
- Nicholasa Mohr
- Rosario Morales, poet, co-author of Getting Home Alive (1986)[2]
- Carmen Alicia Morales Castro, (born 1945), poet, historian,playwright, short story writer, essayist.
- Ricardo Nazario y Colón, (born 1967), Poet, Social Justice Advocate, co-founder of the Affrilachian Poets
- Frances Negrón-Muntaner
- Mercedes Negrón Muñoz
- Myrna Nieves, Ph.D. (born 1950), poet, essayist, memorist, literary critic
- Linda Nieves-Powell, playwright, Yo Soy Latina!, Jose Can Speak, author of the novel Free Style
- Olga Nolla
- Edgardo Núñez Caballero, poet, fiction writer
- Judith Ortiz Cofer
- Micol Ostow
- Dr. José Gualberto Padilla a.k.a. "El Caribe" poet [16]
- Luis Palés Matos
- Emilio J. Pasarell
- Benito Pastoriza Iyodo
- Willie Perdomo
- Pedro Pietri
- Miguel Piñero
- Antonio S. Pedreira
- George Pérez
- Carmen M. Pursifull
- Juan Carlos Quiñones (born 1972)[1]
R–Z
- Ray Ramirez (born 1970), poet, emcee, founder of the socio-political Hip Hop fusion band, "The Welfare Poets" while up at Cornell University in 1990 along with Hector Luis Rivera
- Manuel Ramos Otero
- Roberto Ramos Perea (born 1958), poet, playwright, journalist
- Guillermo Rebollo-Gil, poet
- Luis Rechani Agrait
- Evaristo Ribera Chevremont
- Marie Teresa Rios
- Rubén Ríos Avila, essayist
- Carmen Rivera (born 1964), playwright, co-author (with Cándido Tirado) of Celia: The Life and Music of Celia Cruz
- Edward Rivera, novelist, author of Family Installments: Memories of Growing Up Hispanic (1983)[2]
[Carlos Manuel Rivera, "Carboinael Rixema"] (poet, essayist, and playwright)
- José Rivera
- José Rivera González, poet, author of Solidario y solitario (ICPR, 1999), Sublimación: cantos de luz cerrada (Madrid), La mística inmanente (Madrid), French poems awarded by PORTOPROF.
- Oswaldo Rivera, novelist, author of Fire and Rain (1990)[2]
- Abraham Rodríguez, Jr., short story author; works include Ashes to Ashes (1989),[2] Boy Without a Flag, Spidertown, The Buddha Book, South by South Bronx
- Leonardo Rodríguez, short story author; works include They Have to Be Puerto Ricans (1988)[2]
- Lola Rodríguez de Tió
- Edgardo Rodríguez Juliá
- Francisco Rojas Tollinchi
- Richard Ruíz, novelist, author of The Hungry American (1978)[2]
- Luis Rafael Sánchez
- José (Joe) Sánchez Picón
- Manuel San Miguel Griffo, poet, historian of Spanish colonial fortifications
- Manuel San Miguel Nazario, poet
- Esmeralda Santiago
- José E. Santos, poet, novelist and short story writer and essayist.
- Mayra Santos-Febres
- Iván Segarra Báez
- Wenceslao Serra Deliz
- Pedro Juan Soto
- Clemente Soto Vélez
- Clementina Souchet, novelist, author of Clementina: Historia sin fin (1986)[2]
- Alejandro Tapia y Rivera
- Piri Thomas
- Cándido Tirado (born 1955), playwright, co-author (with Carmen Rivera) of Celia: The Life and Music of Celia Cruz
- Luis Torrado (born 1943), short-story writer, author of "La Ciento Siete"
- Louis Raul Torres (born 1946) Theologian, educator, musician (Bill Haley and the Comets) author of "Gaining Decisions" (2001) "Great Stories for Gaining Decisions"(2007) "Bothersome and Disturbing Bible Passages"(2009) "Left Behind or Sincerely Taken"(1996) Co-authored "Notes on Music" (1991)
- Edwin Torres (judge)
- Edwin Torres (poet)
- Diego de Torres Vargas
- Luz María Umpierre
- Héctor Varela
- Charlie Vázquez
- Iván Javier Vázquez Torres
- Mario L. Vázquez (born 1976), educator, artist, short story writer, author of The Color of My Paint (2008)
- Ana Lydia Vega
- Bernardo Vega, novelist, author of The Memoirs of Bernardo Vega (1977, English ed. 1984)[2]
- Ed Vega
- José Luis Vega
- Irene Vilar
- Alfredo Villanueva Collado
- William Carlos Williams, poet
- Iris Zavala (born 1936), author, scholar, poet
- Manuel Zeno Gandía
See also
- List of Latin American writers
- List of Puerto Ricans
- Puerto Rican literature
- Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States
- Before Columbus Foundation
- Generation of the 80's[17]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l listed in Víctor Federico Torres, Diccionario de autores puertorriqueños contemporáneos, Plaza Mayor, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p listed in Marc Zimmerman, U.S. Latino Literature: An Essay and Annotated Bibliography, MARCH/Abrazo, 1992.
- ^ Tu Alto Precio... Mi Gran Valor
- ^ Pioneros puertorriqueños en Nueva York
- ^ El surrealismo en la novela hispanoamericana. Luis Rafael Sánchez y "La guaracha del Macho Camacho". 2007.
- ^ "Laíberinto en dos tiempos". 2010.
- ^ ["Tras las Huellas de Nuestro Paso"; by: Ildelfonso López; Publisher: AEELA, 1998
- ^ Encyclopedia Puerto Rico.
- ^ http://www.letralia.com/firmas/fusterlavinanamaria.htm
- ^ Ponceños Ilustres. Municipality of Ponce.
- ^ Manuel González Pató Biography.Rafael J. Rivera. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ Adolfo Jiménez Benítez. Historia de la Literatura Puertorriqueña a través de sus revistas. 2010
- ^ , López Baralt, Mercedes. Literatura Puertorriqueña del Siglo XX. Antología. San Juan: EDUPR, 2004
- ^ es:José María Lima
- ^ , Bibliografía Generación Ochenta
- ^ "XVIII Hombre del Pasado"; By; Eugenio Astol; El Libro de Puerto Rico
- ^ , Bibliografía de escritores puertorriqueños de la Generación Ochenta
External references
- Cancel, Mario R. "Literatura y narrativa puertorriqueña: la escritura entre siglos". San Juan: Pasadizo, 2007.
- Mercedes López Baralt. "Literatura Puertorriqueña del Siglo XX". Antología. San Juan: EDUPR, 2004.
- Martínez Márquez, Alberto y Mario Cancel. "El límite volcado. Antología de la Generación de Poetas de los Ochenta". San Juan: Isla Negra, 2000.
- Moreira, Rubén Alejandro, "Antología de la poesía puertorriqueña.Vol. I Romanticismo; Vol.II Modernismo y Postmodernismo; Vol. III Contemporánea; Vol. IV Contemporánea". San Juan: Tríptico, 1992-1993.
- Ortega, Julio. "Antología de la poesía latinoamericana del siglo XXI: el turno y la transición". México: Editorial Siglo XXI, 1997.
- Marc Zimmerman, U.S. Latino Literature: An Essay and Annotated Bibliography, MARCH/Abrazo, 1992.
- Edna Acosta-Belén, "Puerto Rican Literature in the United States," in Redefining American Literary History, Ed. A. LaVonne Brown Ruoff and Jerry W. Ward, MLA, 1990.