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*[[Anjelamaría Dávila]], poet<ref name=Torres/>
*[[Anjelamaría Dávila]], poet<ref name=Torres/>
*[[José Antonio Dávila]]
* '''Dr. [[José Antonio Dávila]]''', poet<br />''Dávila was a well-known poet during Puerto Rico's postmodern era of poetry.''
* '''[[Virgilio Dávila]]''', poet<br />'' Dávila is considered by many to be one of Puerto Rico's greatest representatives of the modern literary era.''.<ref name="ND">[http://www.zonai.com/promociones/biografias/0101/josecampeche.asp El Nuevo Dia]</ref>
*[[Virgilio Dávila]]
*[[John DeJesus]], screenwriter, fiction writer and poet {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}}
*[[John DeJesus]], screenwriter, fiction writer and poet {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}}
*[[Nelson Antonio Denis]]
*[[Nelson Antonio Denis]]
* '''[[Abelardo Díaz Alfaro]]''', writer<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/26/books/abelardo-diaz-alfaro-81-author-of-puerto-rican-stories.html New York Times]</ref>
*[[Abelardo Díaz Alfaro]]
*[[Andrés Díaz Marrero]] {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}}
*[[Andrés Díaz Marrero]] {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}}
*[[Emilio Díaz Valcárcel]]<ref name=Torres/>
*[[Emilio Díaz Valcárcel]]<ref name=Torres/>
*[[José de Diego]]
*[[José de Diego]]
* '''[[Caridad de la Luz]]''' a.k.a. "La Bruja", poet<br />''She is also the writer/actor of "Boogie Rican Blvd".''<ref name="LP">[http://www.eldiariony.com/noticias/especiales/detail.aspx?EspecialId=26&id=1098418 El Diario/La Prensa - Caridad de la Luz] {{dead link|date=January 2012}}</ref>
*[[Caridad de la Luz]] "La Bruja"
*[[Juan Duchesne Winter]], essayist and fiction writer {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}}
*[[Juan Duchesne Winter]], essayist and fiction writer {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}}
*[[Judith Escalona]]
*[[Judith Escalona]]
*[[Elizam Escobar]]
*[[Elizam Escobar]]
*[[Martín Espada]]
*[[Martín Espada]]
* '''[[Sandra María Esteves]]''', Nuyorican poet<ref>Estill, Adriana. "Sandra María Esteves." In ''Latino and Latina Writers'' (vol. 2), ed. Alan West Duran, 873–883. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2004. ISBN 0-684-31295-6</ref>
*[[Sandra María Esteves]]
* '''Dr. [[Héctor Feliciano]]''', author<br />''Feliciano's book "The Lost Museum: The Nazi Conspiracy to Steal the World's Greatest Works of Art" has shed a light on an estimated 20,000 looted works; each one is owned by a museum or a collector somewhere.''<ref>[http://www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/Holocaust/stolen-art.html "A Bulldog on the Heels of Lost Nazi Loot"; New York Times; 4 November 1997; By JUDITH H. DOBRZYNSKI]</ref>
*[[Hector Feliciano]]
*[[Carole Fernández]], novelist, author of ''Sleep of the Innocents'' (1991)<ref name=Zimmerman/>
*[[Carole Fernández]], novelist, author of ''Sleep of the Innocents'' (1991)<ref name=Zimmerman/>
*[[Rosario Ferré]]
*[[Rosario Ferré]]
*'''[[Isabel Freire de Matos]]''', writer, educator and advocate of Puerto Rican independence.<ref name="IFM">[http://www.angelfire.com/ny/conexion/freire_de_matos_isabel.html Isabel Freire de Matos por Esther Rivera Torres]</ref>
* '''Dr. [[Rosario Ferré]]''', writer<ref name=ensayistas>{{Es icon}} [http://www.ensayistas.org/filosofos/puertorico/ferre/introd.htm Ensayistas.org, Rosario Ferré.] Retrieved January 6, 2007.</ref>
*[[José Angel Figueroa]], poet<ref name=Zimmerman/>
*[[José Angel Figueroa]], poet<ref name=Zimmerman/>
* '''[[Shaggy Flores]]''', Nuyorican writer, poet<br />''African Diaspora Scholar, Founder of Voices for the Voiceless.'' <ref>[http://redalyc.uaemex.mx/redalyc/pdf/377/37718201.pdf CENTRO Academic Journal: Puerto Rican Poetry of The Last Four Decades]</ref>
*[[Shaggy Flores]]
*[[Félix Franco-Oppenheimer]], poet and writer<ref>[http://www.enciclopediapr.org/ing/article.cfm?ref=09012901&page=4 Encyclopedia Puerto Rico.]</ref>
* '''[[Félix Franco-Oppenheimer]]''', poet and writer<br />''His works include "Contornos", "Imagen y visión edénica de Puerto Rico", and "Antología poética".''<ref>[http://www.enciclopediapr.org/ing/article.cfm?ref=09012901&page=4 Encyclopedia Puerto Rico.]</ref>
*[[Ana María Fuster Lavin]] (born 1967), editor, poet and short story writer<ref>http://www.letralia.com/firmas/fusterlavinanamaria.htm</ref>
*[[Ana María Fuster Lavin]] (born 1967), editor, poet and short story writer<ref>http://www.letralia.com/firmas/fusterlavinanamaria.htm</ref>
*[[Edward Gallardo]], playwright; works include those collected in ''Simpson Street and Other Plays''<ref name=Zimmerman/>
*[[Edward Gallardo]], playwright; works include those collected in ''Simpson Street and Other Plays''<ref name=Zimmerman/>
* '''[[Magali García Ramis]]''', writer<ref>[http://www.wikilearning.com/capitulo.php?id_contenido=1507&order=1 "Magali García Ramis."] ''WikiLearning'', originally from ''Biografías y vidas'', November 30, 1999, accessed January 15, 2010. {{es icon}}</ref>
*[[Magali García Ramis]]
* '''[[José Gautier Benítez]]''', poet<br />''Gautier Benítez is considered by many to be Puerto Rico's best poet of the Romantic Era.''<ref name="ND">[http://www.zonai.com/promociones/biografias/0401/index.asp El Nuevo Dia]</ref>
*[[José Gautier Benítez]]
*[[José Antonio Giovannetti]] (born 1943), poet, playwright, motivational and inspirational writer and speaker {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}}
*[[José Antonio Giovannetti]] (born 1943), poet, playwright, motivational and inspirational writer and speaker {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}}
* '''[[José Luis González (writer)|José Luis González]]''', writer<br />''One of the most prominent writers of the 20th century, particularly for his "El país de cuatro pisos" (1980)''.<ref>"González, José Luis." Ronald Fernández, Serafín Méndez Méndez, and Gail Cueto. ''Puerto Rico Past and Present: An Encyclopedia.'' Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1998. 154–155.</ref>
*[[José Luis González (writer)|José Luis González]]
* '''[[Migene Gonzalez-Wippler]]''', [[new-age]] author, prominent [[Santería]] expert.<ref>[http://www.llewellyn.com/bookstore/author.php?id=11044 Biography on Llwellyn's On-line Bookstore]</ref>
*[[Martin A. Gonzalez]] (born 1957), novelist, author of ''Werewolves Among Us'' {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}}
*[[Martin A. Gonzalez]] (born 1957), novelist, author of ''Werewolves Among Us'' {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}}
*[[Manuel González Pató]], educator and writer in the field of atlethics<ref>[http://www.visitponce.com/culturaIlustres.aspx ''Ponceños Ilustres.'' Municipality of Ponce.]</ref><ref>[http://bibliotecamgp.weebly.com/ ''Manuel González Pató Biography.''] Rafael J. Rivera. Retrieved 23 January 2012. </ref>
*[[Manuel González Pató]], educator and writer in the field of atlethics<ref>[http://www.visitponce.com/culturaIlustres.aspx ''Ponceños Ilustres.'' Municipality of Ponce.]</ref><ref>[http://bibliotecamgp.weebly.com/ ''Manuel González Pató Biography.''] Rafael J. Rivera. Retrieved 23 January 2012. </ref>

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Notable Puerto Rican writers

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

D–K

L–Q

R–Z

[Carlos Manuel Rivera, "Carboinael Rixema"] (poet, essayist, and playwright)

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Personajes Ilustres. Municipality of Ponce.
  3. ^ www.martinespada.net
  4. ^ Miguel Algarin Web Site
  5. ^ Famous Puerto Ricans
  6. ^ Puerto Rico Daily Sun
  7. ^ El Nuevo Dia
  8. ^ Rane Arroyo Press Kit, accessed Dec. 19, 2009.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Pura Belpré: The Children's Ambassador". In Vicki Ruiz and Virginia Sánchez Korrol, Latina Legacies: Identity, Biography, and Community New York: Oxford University Press, 2005. 148-157
  11. ^ First page of the newspaper "Primera Hora" of Puerto Rico and subsequent pages 2 through 4. Edition of January 20, 2012. "Newspaper "Primera Hora"
  12. ^ María Bibiana Benítez
  13. ^ Bios
  14. ^ a b Tomas Blanco/ Newspaper El Nuevo Dia Cite error: The named reference "ENDI" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  15. ^ Juan Boria Biography
  16. ^ The Review of Contemporary Fiction, Review of Giannina Braschi's Yo-Yo Boing, by David William Foster, 1999.
  17. ^ JS Theatre
  18. ^ Authors Den
  19. ^ Zenobia Camprubí Ayer.
  20. ^ Luisa Capetillo Was Early Puerto Rican Labor Leader She Lived Life on Her Own Terms
  21. ^ Biography of Jesus Colon
  22. ^ Pioneros puertorriqueños en Nueva York
  23. ^ Manuel Corchado
  24. ^ PRCC
  25. ^ El surrealismo en la novela hispanoamericana. Luis Rafael Sánchez y "La guaracha del Macho Camacho". 2007.
  26. ^ "Laíberinto en dos tiempos". 2010.
  27. ^ ["Tras las Huellas de Nuestro Paso"; by: Ildelfonso López; Publisher: AEELA, 1998
  28. ^ a b El Nuevo Dia Cite error: The named reference "ND" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  29. ^ New York Times
  30. ^ El Diario/La Prensa - Caridad de la Luz [dead link]
  31. ^ Estill, Adriana. "Sandra María Esteves." In Latino and Latina Writers (vol. 2), ed. Alan West Duran, 873–883. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2004. ISBN 0-684-31295-6
  32. ^ "A Bulldog on the Heels of Lost Nazi Loot"; New York Times; 4 November 1997; By JUDITH H. DOBRZYNSKI
  33. ^ Isabel Freire de Matos por Esther Rivera Torres
  34. ^ Template:Es icon Ensayistas.org, Rosario Ferré. Retrieved January 6, 2007.
  35. ^ CENTRO Academic Journal: Puerto Rican Poetry of The Last Four Decades
  36. ^ Encyclopedia Puerto Rico.
  37. ^ http://www.letralia.com/firmas/fusterlavinanamaria.htm
  38. ^ "Magali García Ramis." WikiLearning, originally from Biografías y vidas, November 30, 1999, accessed January 15, 2010. Template:Es icon
  39. ^ "González, José Luis." Ronald Fernández, Serafín Méndez Méndez, and Gail Cueto. Puerto Rico Past and Present: An Encyclopedia. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1998. 154–155.
  40. ^ Biography on Llwellyn's On-line Bookstore
  41. ^ Ponceños Ilustres. Municipality of Ponce.
  42. ^ Manuel González Pató Biography. Rafael J. Rivera. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  43. ^ Adolfo Jiménez Benítez. Historia de la Literatura Puertorriqueña a través de sus revistas. 2010
  44. ^ , López Baralt, Mercedes. Literatura Puertorriqueña del Siglo XX. Antología. San Juan: EDUPR, 2004
  45. ^ es:José María Lima
  46. ^ Martinez Founders Medal Presentation
  47. ^ , Bibliografía Generación Ochenta
  48. ^ "XVIII Hombre del Pasado"; By; Eugenio Astol; El Libro de Puerto Rico
  49. ^ , 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.