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*[[Anjelamaría Dávila]], poet<ref name=Torres/> |
*'''[[Anjelamaría Dávila]]''', poet<ref name=Torres/> |
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* '''Dr. [[José Antonio Dávila]]''', poet<br />''Dávila was a well-known poet during Puerto Rico's postmodern era of poetry.'' |
* '''Dr. [[José Antonio Dávila]]''', poet<br />''Dávila was a well-known poet during Puerto Rico's postmodern era of poetry.'' |
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* '''[[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]]''', 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> |
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* '''[[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]]''', writer<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/26/books/abelardo-diaz-alfaro-81-author-of-puerto-rican-stories.html New York Times]</ref> |
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*[[Andrés Díaz Marrero]] {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} |
*[[Andrés Díaz Marrero]] {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} |
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*[[Emilio Díaz Valcárcel]]<ref name=Torres/> |
*'''[[Emilio Díaz Valcárcel]]'''<ref name=Torres/> |
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*'''[[José de Diego]]''' "The Father of the Puerto Rican Independence Movement"<br>''De Diego was then elected to the House of Delegates, the only locally elected body of government allowed by the U.S., and which De Diego presided from 1904 to 1917''<ref>[http://www.google.co.uk/#sclient=psy&hl=en&safe=off&rlz=1R2SKPB_enAE382&tbs=bks:1&q=Jos%C3%A9+de+Diego+Felipe+Diego+Elisa+Mart%C3%ADnez&rlz=1R2SKPB_enAE382&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=f46a8ee5cacb00ff Jos Jose de Diego Biography.]</ref> * '''[[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> |
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*[[José de Diego]] |
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* '''[[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> |
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*[[Juan Duchesne Winter]], essayist and fiction writer {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} |
*[[Juan Duchesne Winter]], essayist and fiction writer {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} |
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*[[Judith Escalona]] |
*[[Judith Escalona]] |
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*'''[[Elizam Escobar]]''' poet, author and visual artist.<ref name="EE">[http://www.prisonactivist.org/archive/pps+pows/elizam-escobar.html Escobar]</ref> |
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*[[Elizam Escobar]] |
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*[[Martín Espada]] |
*[[Martín Espada]] |
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* '''[[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]]''', 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> |
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* '''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> |
* '''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> |
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*[[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/> |
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*'''[[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> |
*'''[[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> |
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* '''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> |
* '''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> |
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*[[José Angel Figueroa]], poet<ref name=Zimmerman/> |
*'''[[José Angel Figueroa]]''', poet<ref name=Zimmerman/> |
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* '''[[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]]''', 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> |
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* '''[[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> |
* '''[[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> |
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*'''[[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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*[[Kevin A. González-Flynn]], poet, fiction writer {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} |
*[[Kevin A. González-Flynn]], poet, fiction writer {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} |
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* '''[[Eugenio María de Hostos]]''' a.k.a. "El Ciudadano de las Américas" (The Citizen of the Americas)<br />''educator, philosopher, intellectual, lawyer, sociologist, and independence advocate.'' |
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*[[Eugenio María de Hostos]] |
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*[[David Hernández (poet)|David Hernández]] |
*[[David Hernández (poet)|David Hernández]] |
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*[[Victor Hernández Cruz]] |
*[[Victor Hernández Cruz]] |
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*'''[[Quiara Alegría Hudes]]''', playwright and author<br>''She best known for writing the book for the [[Tony Award for Best Musical|Tony Award]]-winning [[musical theatre|musical]] ''[[In the Heights]]''.'' |
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*[[Quiara Alegría Hudes]] |
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<ref>http://www.playbill.com/news/article/143122-26-Miles-Quiara-Hudes-Mother-Daughter-Road-Trip-Tale-Gets-Chicago-Premiere-Starting-Oct-16</ref> |
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*'''[[Adolfo Jiménez Benítez]]''',<ref>Adolfo Jiménez Benítez. Historia de la Literatura Puertorriqueña a través de sus revistas. 2010</ref> essayist, medievalist investigator |
*'''[[Adolfo Jiménez Benítez]]''',<ref>Adolfo Jiménez Benítez. Historia de la Literatura Puertorriqueña a través de sus revistas. 2010</ref> essayist, medievalist investigator |
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*[[Adolfo Jiménez Hernández]], essayist, poet, short story writer {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} |
*[[Adolfo Jiménez Hernández]], essayist, poet, short story writer {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} |
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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 [citation needed]
- Alfredo M. Aguayo Educator and writer
Established the first laboratory of child psychology at the University of Havana[2] - Jack Agüeros, author, playwright, poet and translator.[3]
- Dr. Miguel Algarín, poet, writer
Co-founder of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe.[4] - Dr. Manuel A. Alonso, poet and author
Considered by many to be the first Puerto Rican writer of notable importance.[5] - Pedro Amador Lloréns [citation needed]
- César Andreu Iglesias
- Dr. Delma S. Arrigoitia, historian, author
Arrigoitia was the first person in the University of Puerto Rico to earn a Masters Degree in the field of history. In 2010, her book, "Puerto Rico Por Encima de Todo: Vida y Obra de Antonio R. Barcelo, 1868–1938", was recognized among the best in the category of "research and criticism" and awarded a first place prize by the Ateneo Puertorriqueño.[6] - Maria Arrillaga
- Francisco Arriví, writer, poet, and playwright
Arriví known as "The Father of the Puerto Rican Theater".[7] - Rane Arroyo, poet, playwright and scholar[8]
- Yolanda Arroyo Pizarro
- María Teresa Babín Cortés
- Vicente Balbás Capó
- Lefty (Manuel) Barreto, novelist, author of autobiography Nobody's Hero (1977)[9]
- Emilio S. Belaval [citation needed]
- Pura Belpré, author
First Puerto Rican librarian in New York City.[10] - Samuel Beniquez, author
Author of the autobiographical book entitled: Tu alto precio... Mi gran valor.[11] - María Bibiana Benítez, playwright
Benitez is one of Puerto Rico's "first" poetesses.[12] - Alejandrina Benítez de Gautier, poet
Benítez de Gautier's collaboration with the "Aguinaldo Puertorriqueño" (Collection of Puerto Rican Poetry) gave her recognition as a great poet.[13] - Dario Rilke Beniquez, poet [citation needed]
- Tomás Blanco, writer and historian
Blanco was the author of "Prontuario Historico de Puerto Rico" and "El Prejuicio Racial en Puerto Rico" (Racial Prejudice in Puerto Rico).[14] - Juan Boria, Afro-Caribbean poet
Boria, also known as the Negro Verse Pharaoh, was a poet known for his Afro-Caribbean poetry.[15] - Giannina Braschi, poet
Braschi is a vanguard poet, Spanglish novelist, and performer of spoken word.[16] - Julia de Burgos, poet
Burgos is considered by many as the greatest poet to have been born in Puerto Rico.[17] - Enzo Bravo, fiction writer, author of Tropicargo, The Flight of the Twin Beech Driver (2009) [citation needed]
- Pedro Cabiya, fiction writer[1]
- Mayra Calvani, writer[18]
- Joaquín Caminero Milán Poet [citation needed]
- Mario Caminero Sanchez Poet, Writer [citation needed]
- Zenobia Camprubí, writer/poet (Puerto Rican mother)
Camprubí was also the wife of Nobel Prize winning author Juan Ramón Jiménez.[19] - Nemesio Canales, essayist and poet.[14]
- Luisa Capetillo Labor activist
Capetillo was one of Puerto Rico's most famous labor organizers. She was also a writer and an anarchist who fought for workers and women's rights.[20] - Jaime Carrero, poet and playwright[1][9]
- N. Humberto Cintrón, novelist, author of Frankie Christo (1972)[9]
- Jesús Colón, writer
"Father of the Nuyorican Movement."[21] - Joaquín Colón (1896–1964), author of Pioneros puertorriqueños en Nueva York[22]
- Manuel Corchado y Juarbe, poet, journalist and politician
Corchado y Juarbe defended the abolition of slavery and the establishment of a University in Puerto Rico.[23] - Juan Antonio Corretjer, poet
Corretjer was also a journalist and pro-independence political activist who opposed United States rule in Puerto Rico..[24] - Zoé Corretjer Lloréns[25][26]
- Lydia Cortes (born 1942), poet, fiction writer, educator [citation needed]
- Nicky Cruz, Reverend
Cruz has written two autobiographies, Run Baby Run, with Jamie Buckingham (1968), and Soul Obsession, with Frank Martin (2005).[27] - 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[28]
D–K
- Anjelamaría Dávila, poet[1]
- Dr. José Antonio Dávila, poet
Dávila was a well-known poet during Puerto Rico's postmodern era of poetry. - Virgilio Dávila, poet
Dávila is considered by many to be one of Puerto Rico's greatest representatives of the modern literary era..[29] - John DeJesus, screenwriter, fiction writer and poet [citation needed]
- Nelson Antonio Denis, politician
Denis published over 300 editorials and received the “Best Editorial Writing” award from the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.[30] - Abelardo Díaz Alfaro, writer[31]
- Andrés Díaz Marrero [citation needed]
- Emilio Díaz Valcárcel[1]
- José de Diego "The Father of the Puerto Rican Independence Movement"
De Diego was then elected to the House of Delegates, the only locally elected body of government allowed by the U.S., and which De Diego presided from 1904 to 1917[32] * Caridad de la Luz a.k.a. "La Bruja", poet
She is also the writer/actor of "Boogie Rican Blvd".[33] - Juan Duchesne Winter, essayist and fiction writer [citation needed]
- Judith Escalona
- Elizam Escobar poet, author and visual artist.[34]
- Martín Espada
- Sandra María Esteves, Nuyorican poet[35]
- Dr. Héctor Feliciano, author
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.[36] - Carole Fernández, novelist, author of Sleep of the Innocents (1991)[9]
- Isabel Freire de Matos, writer, educator and advocate of Puerto Rican independence.[37]
- Dr. Rosario Ferré, writer[38]
- José Angel Figueroa, poet[9]
- Shaggy Flores, Nuyorican writer, poet
African Diaspora Scholar, Founder of Voices for the Voiceless. [39] - Félix Franco-Oppenheimer, poet and writer
His works include "Contornos", "Imagen y visión edénica de Puerto Rico", and "Antología poética".[40] - Ana María Fuster Lavin (born 1967), editor, poet and short story writer[41]
- Edward Gallardo, playwright; works include those collected in Simpson Street and Other Plays[9]
- Magali García Ramis, writer[42]
- José Gautier Benítez, poet
Gautier Benítez is considered by many to be Puerto Rico's best poet of the Romantic Era.[29] - José Antonio Giovannetti (born 1943), poet, playwright, motivational and inspirational writer and speaker [citation needed]
- José Luis González, writer
One of the most prominent writers of the 20th century, particularly for his "El país de cuatro pisos" (1980).[43] - Migene Gonzalez-Wippler, new-age author, prominent Santería expert.[44]
- Martin A. Gonzalez (born 1957), novelist, author of Werewolves Among Us [citation needed]
- Manuel González Pató, educator and writer in the field of atlethics[45][46]
- Kevin A. González-Flynn, poet, fiction writer [citation needed]
- Eugenio María de Hostos a.k.a. "El Ciudadano de las Américas" (The Citizen of the Americas)
educator, philosopher, intellectual, lawyer, sociologist, and independence advocate. - David Hernández
- Victor Hernández Cruz
- Quiara Alegría Hudes, playwright and author
She best known for writing the book for the Tony Award-winning musical In the Heights.
- Adolfo Jiménez Benítez,[48] essayist, medievalist investigator
- Adolfo Jiménez Hernández, essayist, poet, short story writer [citation needed]
- Zoé Jiménez Corretjer[49]
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][50]
- Vanesa Littlecrow [citation needed]
- Francisco Lluch Mora
- Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa, Caribbean fiction writer of Daughters of the Stone [citation needed]
- 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) [citation needed]
- Manuel Manrique, novelist, author of Island in Harlem (1966)[9]
- Hugo Margenat
- René Marqués
- Domingo Marrero Navarro
- David R. Martin (born 1961), attorney, novelist, author of Puerto Rico CityPuerto Rico City (2012). [citation needed]
- 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[51]
- Jaime Martinez Tolentino, short story writer, novelist, playwright.
- Antonio Martorell
- Julio Marzán, poet [citation needed]
- Nemir Matos-Cintrón
- Francisco Marrero Miranda (born 1947), poet, author of Antología poética (1996) and La patria en versos (1999) [citation needed]
- Francisco Matos Paoli
- Joserramón Melendes (born 1952), poet[1]
- Concha Meléndez
- Jesús Papoleto Meléndez, poet[9]
- Nancy Mercado, poet, playwright
- Manuel Méndez Ballester
- Carmen Mirabal, journalist, novelist, playwright [citation needed]
- Lin-Manuel Miranda
- Rubén A. Moreira Vidal[52]
- Iris Miranda, writer, author of Noches de luna emblesos y melismas (2007) and Alcoba Roja' (2011) [citation needed]
- Luis Muñoz Marín
- Carmen de Monteflores, novelist, author of Singing Softly/Cantando bajito (1989) [citation needed]
- Joel Morales-Rolón, writer [citation needed]
- Nicholasa Mohr
- Rosario Morales, poet, co-author of Getting Home Alive (1986)[9]
- Carmen Alicia Morales Castro, (born 1945), poet, historian,playwright, short story writer, essayist. [citation needed]
- 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 [citation needed]
- Linda Nieves-Powell, playwright, Yo Soy Latina!, Jose Can Speak, author of the novel Free Style [citation needed]
- Olga Nolla
- Edgardo Núñez Caballero, poet, fiction writer [citation needed]
- Judith Ortiz Cofer
- Micol Ostow
- Dr. José Gualberto Padilla a.k.a. "El Caribe" poet[53]
- 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 [citation needed]
- Manuel Ramos Otero
- Roberto Ramos Perea (born 1958), poet, playwright, journalist [citation needed]
- Guillermo Rebollo-Gil, poet [citation needed]
- Luis Rechani Agrait
- Evaristo Ribera Chevremont
- Marie Teresa Rios
- Rubén Ríos Avila, essayist [citation needed]
- Carmen Rivera (born 1964), playwright, co-author (with Cándido Tirado) of Celia: The Life and Music of Celia Cruz [citation needed]
- Edward Rivera, novelist, author of Family Installments: Memories of Growing Up Hispanic (1983)[9]
[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. [citation needed]
- Oswaldo Rivera, novelist, author of Fire and Rain (1990)[9]
- Abraham Rodríguez, Jr., short story author; works include Ashes to Ashes (1989),[9] 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)[9]
- Lola Rodríguez de Tió
- Edgardo Rodríguez Juliá
- Francisco Rojas Tollinchi
- Richard Ruíz, novelist, author of The Hungry American (1978)[9]
- Luis Rafael Sánchez
- José (Joe) Sánchez Picón
- Manuel San Miguel Griffo, poet, historian of Spanish colonial fortifications [citation needed]
- Manuel San Miguel Nazario, poet [citation needed]
- Esmeralda Santiago
- José E. Santos, poet, novelist and short story writer and essayist.
- Mayra Santos-Febres
- Iván Segarra Báez
- Wenceslao Serra Deliz [citation needed]
- Pedro Juan Soto
- Clemente Soto Vélez
- Clementina Souchet, novelist, author of Clementina: Historia sin fin (1986)[9]
- 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 [citation needed]
- 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) [citation needed]
- Edwin Torres (judge)
- Edwin Torres (poet)
- Diego de Torres Vargas
- Luz María Umpierre
- Héctor Varela
- Charlie Vázquez
- Iván Javier Vázquez Torres [citation needed]
- 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)[9]
- Ed Vega
- José Luis Vega
- Irene Vilar
- Alfredo Villanueva Collado
- William Carlos Williams, poet
- Iris Zavala (born 1936), author, scholar, poet [citation needed]
- 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[54]
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.
- ^ Personajes Ilustres. Municipality of Ponce.
- ^ www.martinespada.net
- ^ Miguel Algarin Web Site
- ^ Famous Puerto Ricans
- ^ Puerto Rico Daily Sun
- ^ El Nuevo Dia
- ^ Rane Arroyo Press Kit, accessed Dec. 19, 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.
- ^ "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
- ^ First page of the newspaper "Primera Hora" of Puerto Rico and subsequent pages 2 through 4. Edition of January 20, 2012. "Newspaper "Primera Hora"
- ^ María Bibiana Benítez
- ^ Bios
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- 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.
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