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*[[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|date=March 2012}} |
*[[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|date=March 2012}} |
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* '''[[Manuel Ramos Otero]]''', writer, poet<ref>Quiroga, José. "Ramos Otero, Manuel." ''Encyclopedia of Latin American and Caribbean Literature, 1900–2003'', ed. Daniel Balderston and Mike Gonzalez, 471–72. New York: Routledge, 2004. ISBN 0-415-30687-6.</ref> |
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*[[Manuel Ramos Otero]] |
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*[[Roberto Ramos Perea]] (born 1958), poet, playwright, journalist {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} |
*[[Roberto Ramos Perea]] (born 1958), poet, playwright, journalist {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} |
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*[[Guillermo Rebollo-Gil]], poet {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} |
*[[Guillermo Rebollo-Gil]], poet {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} |
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*[[Luis Rechani Agrait]] |
*[[Luis Rechani Agrait]] |
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* '''[[Evaristo Ribera Chevremont]]''', poet<ref>[http://www.library.nd.edu/rarebooks/collections/rarebooks/hispanic/lit_caribbean.shtml The Hispanic Caribbean Literature Collection]</ref> |
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*[[Evaristo Ribera Chevremont]] |
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* '''[[Marie Teresa Ríos]]''', author<br />''Author of the novel "The Fifteenth Pelican," which was the basis for the popular 1960s television sitcom, "[[The Flying Nun]]"''.<ref>[http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/mtrversace.htm Marie Teresa Rios]</ref> |
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*[[Marie Teresa Rios]] |
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*[[Rubén Ríos Avila]], essayist {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} |
*[[Rubén Ríos Avila]], essayist {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} |
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*[[Carmen Rivera]] (born 1964), playwright, co-author (with Cándido Tirado) of ''Celia: The Life and Music of Celia Cruz'' {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} |
*[[Carmen Rivera]] (born 1964), playwright, co-author (with Cándido Tirado) of ''Celia: The Life and Music of Celia Cruz'' {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} |
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*[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C03E5DE1130F932A3575AC0A9679C8B63 Edward Rivera], novelist, author of ''Family Installments: Memories of Growing Up Hispanic'' (1983)<ref name=Zimmerman/> |
*[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C03E5DE1130F932A3575AC0A9679C8B63 Edward Rivera], novelist, author of ''Family Installments: Memories of Growing Up Hispanic'' (1983)<ref name=Zimmerman/> |
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[Carlos Manuel Rivera, "Carboinael Rixema"] (poet, essayist, and playwright) |
[Carlos Manuel Rivera, "Carboinael Rixema"] (poet, essayist, and playwright) |
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* '''[[José Rivera (playwright)|José Rivera]]''', playwright<br /> ''Rivera is the first [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] screenwriter to be nominated for an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]].''<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1433580/awards Jose Rivera awards and nominations] at IMDB.com, accessed 1 August 2009.</ref> |
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*[[José Rivera (playwright)|José Rivera]] |
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*[[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|date=March 2012}} |
*[[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|date=March 2012}} |
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*[[Oswaldo Rivera]], novelist, author of ''Fire and Rain'' (1990)<ref name=Zimmerman/> |
*'''[[Oswaldo Rivera]]''', novelist, author of ''Fire and Rain'' (1990)<ref name=Zimmerman/> |
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*[[Abraham Rodríguez, Jr.]], short story author; works include ''Ashes to Ashes'' (1989),<ref name=Zimmerman/> ''Boy Without a Flag'', ''Spidertown'', ''The Buddha Book'', ''South by South Bronx'' |
*'''[[Abraham Rodríguez, Jr.]]''', short story author; works include ''Ashes to Ashes'' (1989),<ref name=Zimmerman/> ''Boy Without a Flag'', ''Spidertown'', ''The Buddha Book'', ''South by South Bronx'' |
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*[[Leonardo Rodríguez (author)|Leonardo Rodríguez]], short story author; works include ''They Have to Be Puerto Ricans'' (1988)<ref name=Zimmerman/> |
*'''[[Leonardo Rodríguez (author)|Leonardo Rodríguez]]''', short story author; works include ''They Have to Be Puerto Ricans'' (1988)<ref name=Zimmerman/> |
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*[[Lola Rodríguez de Tió]] |
* '''[[Lola Rodríguez de Tió]]''', poet<br />'' Rodríguez de Tió wrote lyrics to the revolutionary "[[La Borinqueña]]"''. |
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*[[Edgardo Rodríguez Juliá]] |
*[[Edgardo Rodríguez Juliá]] |
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* '''[[Francisco Rojas Tollinchi]]''', poet, civic leader and journalist.<ref name="JDLOFRT">"JUSTIPRECIACIÓN DE LA OBRADE FRANCISCO ROJAS TOLLINCHI"; by Ada Hilda Martínez de Alicea; Dept. Estudios Hispánicos Pontificia Universidad Católica de PR.</ref> |
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*[[Francisco Rojas Tollinchi]] |
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*[[Richard Ruíz]], novelist, author of ''The Hungry American'' (1978)<ref name=Zimmerman/> |
*'''[[Richard Ruíz]]''', novelist, author of ''The Hungry American'' (1978)<ref name=Zimmerman/> |
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* '''[[Luis Rafael Sánchez]]''', playwright<ref name="FNC">[http://www.prpop.org/biografias/l_bios/luis_rafael_sanchez.shtml Fundación Nacional para la Cultura]</ref> |
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*[[Luis Rafael Sánchez]] |
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* '''[[Joe Sánchez]]''', Former New York City police officer<br /> ''Sánchez was a highly decorated former New York City police officer and author whose books give an insight as to the corruption within the department.''"<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/bronx/2008/07/16/2008-07-16_fired_nypd_cop_writes_gritty_book_to_set.html Fired NYPD cop writes gritty book to set record straight, BY John Marzulli]</ref> |
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*[[Joe Sánchez|José (Joe) Sánchez Picón]] |
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*[[Manuel San Miguel Griffo]], poet, historian of Spanish colonial fortifications {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} |
*[[Manuel San Miguel Griffo]], poet, historian of Spanish colonial fortifications {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} |
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*[[Manuel San Miguel Nazario]], poet {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} |
*[[Manuel San Miguel Nazario]], poet {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} |
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* '''[[Esmeralda Santiago]]''', author<ref>[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/americancollection/woman/ei_santiago.html Santiago's Page] on [[Public Broadcasting Service|pbs.org]]</ref> |
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*[[Esmeralda Santiago]] |
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*[[José E. Santos]], poet, novelist and short story writer and essayist. |
*[[José E. Santos]], poet, novelist and short story writer and essayist. |
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* '''[[Mayra Santos-Febres]]''', poet, novelist<ref>"Mayra Santos-Febres." John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 2012. Web. 27 Feb. 2012. <http://www.gf.org/fellows/16676-mayra-santos-febres>.</ref> |
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*[[Mayra Santos-Febres]] |
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*[[Iván Segarra Báez]] |
*[[Iván Segarra Báez]] |
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*[[Wenceslao Serra Deliz]] {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} |
*[[Wenceslao Serra Deliz]] {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} |
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* '''[[Pedro Juan Soto]]''', writer/novelist<br />'' Soto is the father of slain independence activist [[Carlos Soto Arriví]].''<ref name="TIME">[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,916768,00.html ''Death at Cerro Maravilla''], [[TIME]], May 14, 1979, retrieved June 12, 2007</ref> |
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*[[Pedro Juan Soto]] |
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* '''[[Clemente Soto Vélez]]''', poet and activist<ref name="CSV">[http://www.centropr.org/faids/velezb.html Guide to the Clemente Soto Vélez and Amanda Vélez Papers 1924-1996]</ref> |
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*[[Clemente Soto Vélez]] |
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*[[Clementina Souchet]], novelist, author of ''Clementina: Historia sin fin'' (1986)<ref name=Zimmerman/> |
*'''[[Clementina Souchet]]''', novelist, author of ''Clementina: Historia sin fin'' (1986)<ref name=Zimmerman/> |
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* '''[[Alejandro Tapia y Rivera]]''', writer and poet<br />'' "The Father of Puerto Rican Literature"''.<ref name="Z">[http://www.zonai.com/promociones/biografias/1101/tapia.asp Zonai]</ref> |
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*[[Alejandro Tapia y Rivera]] |
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* '''[[Piri Thomas]]''', writer, poet<br />'' Thomas' autobiography [[Down These Mean Streets]] was a best-seller.<ref name="Thomas">[http://www.cheverote.com/bio.html Life and Flow]</ref> |
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*[[Piri Thomas]] |
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*[[Cándido Tirado]] (born 1955), playwright, co-author (with Carmen Rivera) of ''Celia: The Life and Music of Celia Cruz'' {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} |
*[[Cándido Tirado]] (born 1955), playwright, co-author (with Carmen Rivera) of ''Celia: The Life and Music of Celia Cruz'' {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} |
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*[[Luis Torrado]] (born 1943), short-story writer, author of "La Ciento Siete" |
*[[Luis Torrado]] (born 1943), short-story writer, author of "La Ciento Siete" |
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*[[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|date=March 2012}} |
*[[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|date=March 2012}} |
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* '''[[Edwin Torres (Poet)|Edwin Torres]]''', "[[Nuyorican Movement]]" poet<ref name="aloud">''Aloud: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Cafe'' Holt. ISBN 0805032576.</ref> |
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*[[Edwin Torres (judge)]] |
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* '''Judge [[Edwin Torres (Judge)|Edwin Torres]]''', writer<br />'' New York Supreme Court Justice who wrote "[[Carlito's Way]]"''.<ref name="herald">{{cite news |url=http://www.puertorico-herald.org/issues/vol4n48/ProfTorres-en.html |title=Puerto Rico Profile: Judge Edwin Torres |date=2000-12-01 |publisher=Puerto Rico Herald |accessdate=2007-11-02}}</ref> |
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*[[Edwin Torres (poet)]] |
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*'''[[Diego de Torres Vargas]]''' a [[priest]]<br> was the first person to write a book about the history of Puerto Rico.<ref name="HIPR">[http://www.prfrogui.com/geocities/hommujerilustres.htm Puertorriqueños Ilustres]</ref> |
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*[[Diego de Torres Vargas]] |
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* '''Dr. [[Luz María Umpierre]]''', poet, scholar<ref>Rivera, Carmen Haydée. [http://redalyc.uaemex.mx/redalyc/pdf/377/37720102.pdf "'Language is our only homeland': An Interview with Luz María Umpierre".] ''CENTRO: Journal of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies'' 20.1 (Spring 2008): 13–21.</ref> |
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*[[Luz María Umpierre]] |
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*[[Héctor Varela (Puerto Rican author)|Héctor Varela]] |
*[[Héctor Varela (Puerto Rican author)|Héctor Varela]] |
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*[[Charlie Vázquez]] |
*[[Charlie Vázquez]] |
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* [http://www.mariolvazquez.com Mario L. Vázquez] (born 1976), educator, artist, short story writer, author of ''The Color of My Paint'' (2008) |
* [http://www.mariolvazquez.com Mario L. Vázquez] (born 1976), educator, artist, short story writer, author of ''The Color of My Paint'' (2008) |
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*[[Ana Lydia Vega]] |
*[[Ana Lydia Vega]] |
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*[[Bernardo Vega]], novelist, author of ''The Memoirs of Bernardo Vega'' (1977, English ed. 1984)<ref name=Zimmerman/> |
*'''[[Bernardo Vega]]''', novelist, author of ''The Memoirs of Bernardo Vega'' (1977, English ed. 1984)<ref name=Zimmerman/> |
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* '''[[Ed Vega]]''', novelist<ref name=Vega>[http://members.authorsguild.net/edgar/bio.htm Official bio on his website]</ref> |
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*[[Ed Vega]] |
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* '''[[Irene Vilar]]''', author and literary agent<br />''Vilar is the granddaughter of independence activist [[Lolita Lebrón]]''.<ref>[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-abortion-memoir13-2009oct13,0,7832320.story ''Memoir of a former abortion addict''] from the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' 13 October 2009</ref> |
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*[[José Luis Vega]] |
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*[[Irene Vilar]] |
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*[[:es:Alfredo Villanueva Collado|Alfredo Villanueva Collado]] |
*[[:es:Alfredo Villanueva Collado|Alfredo Villanueva Collado]] |
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* '''[[William Carlos Williams]]''' (Puerto Rican mother), [[Modernist]] poet<ref>Colgan, Richard (2009) ''Advice to the Young Physician: On the Art of Medicine''. Springer Press. p120</ref> |
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*[[William Carlos Williams]], poet |
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*[[Iris Zavala]] (born 1936), author, scholar, poet {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} |
*[[Iris Zavala]] (born 1936), author, scholar, poet {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} |
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* '''Dr. [[Manuel Zeno Gandia]]''', writer<br />''Zeno Gandia wrote "La Charca", the first Puerto Rican novel.''<ref name="Charca">[http://ponce.inter.edu/cai/bv/Charca.htm La Charca]</ref> |
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*[[Manuel Zeno Gandía]] |
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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.[47] - 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
- Dr. Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes, writer
Author of "Uñas pintadas de azul/Blue Fingernails".[50] - Enrique A. Laguerre, writer
Laguerre was nominated for Nobel Prize in literature.[51] - Elidio La Torre-Lagares (1965), poet, novelist, essayist, author of Vicios de construcción (2008)[1]
- Tato Laviera, poet
Author of "AmeRícan".[52] - Georgina Lázaro, children's poet[53]
- Muna Lee, writer
Born in Mississippi, was the first wife of Luis Muñoz Marín. [54] - 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][55]
- Vanesa Littlecrow [citation needed]
- Francisco Lluch Mora
- Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa, Caribbean fiction writer of Daughters of the Stone [citation needed]
- Luis Llorens Torres, poet[29]
- Washington Llorens, journalist, writer, linguist, and scholar.[56][57]
- Alfredo Lopez
- Erika Lopez
- Luis López Nieves, writer[58]
- 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, poet
Margenat was also the founder of the political youth pro-independence organizations "Acción Juventud Independentista" and "Federación de Universitarios Pro Independencia".[59] - Rene Marques, playwright
Marqués wrote "La Carreta" (The Oxcart) which helped secure his reputation as a leading literary figure in Puerto Rico.[60] - 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[61]
- Jaime Martinez Tolentino, short story writer, novelist, playwright.
- Antonio Martorell
- Julio Marzán, poet [citation needed]
- Nemir Matos-Cintrón, poet, novelist[62]
- Francisco Matos Paoli, poet, critic, and essayist
Matos Paoli was nominated for the Nobel Prize in literature in 1977. He was also a Secretary General of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party.[63] - Francisco Marrero Miranda (born 1947), poet, author of Antología poética (1996) and La patria en versos (1999) [citation needed]
- Joserramón Melendes (born 1952), poet[1]
- Dr. Concha Melendez, poet, writer[64]
- Jesús Papoleto Meléndez, poet[9]
- Manuel Méndez Ballester, writer[65]
- Dr. Nancy Mercado, poet, playwright
Mercado is the author of "It Concerns the Madness," seven theatre plays, and a number of essays. Her work has been extensively anthologized.[66] - Carmen Mirabal, journalist, novelist, playwright [citation needed]
- Lin-Manuel Miranda
- Rubén A. Moreira Vidal[67]
- Iris Miranda, writer, author of Noches de luna emblesos y melismas (2007) and Alcoba Roja' (2011) [citation needed]
- Luis Muñoz Marín, politician and poet
- Carmen de Monteflores, novelist, author of Singing Softly/Cantando bajito (1989) [citation needed]
- Joel Morales-Rolón, writer [citation needed]
- Nicholasa Mohr, writer
Her works, among which is the novel Nilda, tell of growing up in the Puerto Rican communities of the Bronx and El Barrio and of the difficulties Puerto Rican women face in the United States.[68][69] - 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 Negron Muñoz, a.k.a. "Clara Lair", poet
Negrón Muñoz was an influential poet whose work dealt with the everyday struggles of the common Puerto Rican.[70] - 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, poet, writer and essayist.[71]
- Micol Ostow, author
Ostow wrote of "Mind Your Manners, Dick and Jane". Her novel, "Emily Goldberg Learns to Salsa", was named a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age.[72] - Dr. José Gualberto Padilla a.k.a. "El Caribe" poet[73]
- Luis Palés Matos, poet of Afro-Caribbean themes[74]
- Emilio J. Pasarell
- Benito Pastoriza Iyodo
- Willie Perdomo
- Dr. Antonio S. Pedreira, writer and educator
Pedreira's most important book was "Insularismo", in which he explores the meaning of being Puerto Rican.[75] - Pedro Pietri, poet, playwright
Co-founder of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe.[76] - Miguel Piñero, playwright, writer
Co-founder of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe.[77] - 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, writer, poet[78]
- Roberto Ramos Perea (born 1958), poet, playwright, journalist [citation needed]
- Guillermo Rebollo-Gil, poet [citation needed]
- Luis Rechani Agrait
- Evaristo Ribera Chevremont, poet[79]
- Marie Teresa Ríos, author
Author of the novel "The Fifteenth Pelican," which was the basis for the popular 1960s television sitcom, "The Flying Nun".[80] - 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, playwright
Rivera is the first Puerto Rican screenwriter to be nominated for an Oscar.[81] - 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, poet
Rodríguez de Tió wrote lyrics to the revolutionary "La Borinqueña". - Edgardo Rodríguez Juliá
- Francisco Rojas Tollinchi, poet, civic leader and journalist.[82]
- Richard Ruíz, novelist, author of The Hungry American (1978)[9]
- Luis Rafael Sánchez, playwright[83]
- Joe Sánchez, Former New York City police officer
Sánchez was a highly decorated former New York City police officer and author whose books give an insight as to the corruption within the department."[84] - Manuel San Miguel Griffo, poet, historian of Spanish colonial fortifications [citation needed]
- Manuel San Miguel Nazario, poet [citation needed]
- Esmeralda Santiago, author[85]
- José E. Santos, poet, novelist and short story writer and essayist.
- Mayra Santos-Febres, poet, novelist[86]
- Iván Segarra Báez
- Wenceslao Serra Deliz [citation needed]
- Pedro Juan Soto, writer/novelist
Soto is the father of slain independence activist Carlos Soto Arriví.[87] - Clemente Soto Vélez, poet and activist[88]
- Clementina Souchet, novelist, author of Clementina: Historia sin fin (1986)[9]
- Alejandro Tapia y Rivera, writer and poet
"The Father of Puerto Rican Literature".[89] - Piri Thomas, writer, poet
Thomas' autobiography Down These Mean Streets was a best-seller.[90] - 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, "Nuyorican Movement" poet[91]
- Judge Edwin Torres, writer
New York Supreme Court Justice who wrote "Carlito's Way".[92] - Diego de Torres Vargas a priest
was the first person to write a book about the history of Puerto Rico.[93] - Dr. Luz María Umpierre, poet, scholar[94]
- 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, novelist[95]
- Irene Vilar, author and literary agent
Vilar is the granddaughter of independence activist Lolita Lebrón.[96] - Alfredo Villanueva Collado
- William Carlos Williams (Puerto Rican mother), Modernist poet[97]
- Iris Zavala (born 1936), author, scholar, poet [citation needed]
- Dr. Manuel Zeno Gandia, writer
Zeno Gandia wrote "La Charca", the first Puerto Rican novel.[98]
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[99]
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- 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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