Julia de Burgos was a celebrated literary icon of the Americas whose themes of Blackness, feminism, love, migration, nationalism, and nature … Julia de Burgos statue in Santo Domingo (Kaye Oberstar/Dreamstime) Julia was born February 17, 1914 near Carolina, Puerto Rico. Julia de Burgos was a woman ahead of her time. At age nineteen her first verses were published. After she graduated from Muñoz Rivera Primary School in 1928, her family moved to Rio Piedras where she was awarded a scholarship to attend University High School. "[25], In 2018, the New York Times published a belated obituary for her. Oct 31, 2015 - Explore Luisa Molinary's board "Julia de Burgos" on Pinterest. Other collections of poems and letters that were found were also published in later years. Her first work was Río Grande de Loíza.[5]. Julia de Burgos Carolina, P.R., febrero 1914, Nueva York, julio 1953 ULIA CONSTANTINA Burgos García nació en Carolina, Puerto Rico, el 17 de febrero de 1917, y … The eldest of thirteen children, poet Julia Constanza Burgos Garcia was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico, and grew up in the barrio of Santa Cruz. and the family struggled to be able to send their children to school.
In a 2011 profile of de Brugos for Ms. Magazine’s blog, Vanessa Perez Rosario states, “De Burgos was an ambitious and brilliant woman who worked diligently on two fronts—to establish herself as a writer of international acclaim and to eradicate injustice. Julia de Burgos (2/17/1914 – 7/6/1953) is considered by many to be the greatest poet of Puerto Rico. Also known as a … She was the oldest of thirteen children. Julia de Burgos García (February 17, 1914 – July 6, 1953) was a Puerto Rican poet. She watched six of her younger siblings die of malnutrition and other illnesses associated with poverty. Later in life, de Burgos became romantically involved with Dr. Juan Isidro Jimenes Grullón, a Dominican physician. Jack Gottlieb wrote, "In angry words (sung in Spanish) she expresses her defiance of the dual role she plays as a conventional woman and as a liberated woman-poet. According to de Burgos, "My childhood was all a poem in the river, and a river in the poem of my first dreams."[5]. For her first two books, she traveled around the island promoting herself by giving book readings. Julia de Burgos. This discourse rose to prominence during the 1930s through the intellectual efforts of the so called Generación del Treinta (Generation of Thirty). Julia Constancia García de Burgos is considered by many as the greatest poet born in Puerto Rico,and, along with Gabriela Mistral, one of the greatest female poets of Latin America. She is the namesake for many schools, parks, and cultural centers, including the Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center in Cleveland, the Julia de Burgos Latino Cultural Center in East Harlem, and Julia de Burgos Park in Chicago. Culture Creativity Creativity. Oct 31, 2015 - Explore Luisa Molinary's board "Julia de Burgos" on Pinterest. She was a teacher, writer and a civil rights activist for women and African/Afro-Caribbean writers. Julia de Burgos : yo misma fui mi ruta Item Preview > remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. "Clara Lair", Rafael Alberti and Pablo Neruda. See more ideas about puerto rico, puerto rican culture, puerto ricans. Julia de Burgos is known as Puerto Rico’s most famous Latina poet. [12], Eventually, some of her friends and relatives were able to trace her, find her grave, and claim her body. Three years later, she was enrolled in the Univers… José de Diego. but hers and his forever, On May 29, 2014, The Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico honored 12 illustrious women with plaques in the "La Plaza en Honor a la Mujer Puertorriqueña" (Plaza in Honor of Puerto Rican Women) in San Juan. She disappeared without leaving a clue as to where she went. According to the plaques each of the 12 women, who by virtue of their merits and legacies, stand out in the history of Puerto Rico. Also known as a feminist she advocated for Puerto Rican independence. Only two others would follow.' De Burgos' name is on the sixth line of the third plate. This would influence her later on to write her first work,Rio Grande de Loiza. She was born on February 17, 1914, in Carolina, Puerto Rico and died on July 6, 1953, in Harlem, New York. Este epistolario entre la poeta Julia de Burgos y su hermana es una joya. [17], On September 14, 2010, in a ceremony held in San Juan, the United States Postal Service honored de Burgos' life and literary work with the issuance of a first class postage stamp, the 26th release in the postal system's Literary Arts series. Born to a poor family in Carolina, she was a member of Daughters of Freedom, the female branch of the independence party & published 3 books of poetry. Here is a sampling of poems by Julia de Burgos in both their original Spanish (poemas de Julia de Burgos) and English translation. Predating the Nuyorican poetry movement, de Burgos’ poems engage themes of feminism and social justice. En la introducción para el libro Solá, entre otros temas, trata de aclarar los equívocos creados por la vasta red de leyendas y fantasías que existen relacionadas a la vida de la poeta, y de presentar una imagen justa de su vida y su obra. According to Grullón, many of her poems during that time were inspired by the love that she felt for him. Returning to New York after two years in Cuba, de Burgos served as the art and culture editor for the progressive newspaper Pueblos Hispanos. Share. Participan, además de Samuel R. Quiñones, quien hace la presentación y Manuel Rivera Matos (éste lee el ensayo “Los motivos del río en la poesía de Julia de Burgos”), los recitadores Yeyita Cervoni y Mario Cox. She became a teacher and taught at Feijoo Elementary School in Barrio Cedro Arriba of Naranjito, Puerto Rico. With her lyrical directness and feminist concerns she is regarded as a forerunner of such poets as Adrienne Rich and Sylvia Plath. The Giclee 17″ x 22″ print is captioned with one of the poet's most famous lines: "En todo me lo juego a ser lo que soy yo/I gamble everything to be what I am. She earned a teaching certificate at the University of Puerto Rico, and worked as a teacher at the Barrio Cedro Arriba in Naranjito before moving to New York, where she worked as a journalist, and then Cuba, where she pursued further studies at the University of Havana. On July 6, 1953, she passed away anonymously in Spanish Harlem & was buried in potter's field. She divorced her husband in 1937. She traveled around Puerto Rico selling copies. © by owner. Intenta realizar estudios superiores, en la … One the most iconic Puerto Rican poets of all time, Julia de Burgos (1914-1953) advocated for independence, social justice, and feminism through her writing and her activism. [12], It was later discovered that on July 6, 1953, she collapsed on a sidewalk in the Spanish Harlem section of Manhattan, and later died of pneumonia at a hospital in Harlem at the age of 39. De Burgos was among the 12 who were honored. In "A Julia de Burgos" [To Julia de Burgos], the great Puerto Rican poet addresses a poem to herself. Female members of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party, Flag of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party, Puerto Rican Nationalist Party revolts of the 1950s, Attempted assassination of Harry S. Truman, 1954 United States Capitol shooting incident, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, Songfest: A Cycle of American Poems for Six Singers and Orchestra, Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States, "Julia de Burgos, Celebrated Poet, Honored on U.S. In 1947, the marriage also ended in divorce, lapsing de Burgos into further depression and alcoholism. In 1936, she became a member of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party (Partido Nacionalista de Puerto Rico) and was elected to the position of Secretary General of the Daughters of Freedom, the women's branch of the Nationalist Party. Julia de Burgos married Ruben Rodrigues Beauchamp in 1934, ending her career as a teacher in order to spend more time writing. [1][2][3][4] As an advocate of Puerto Rican independence, she served as Secretary General of the Daughters of Freedom, the women's branch of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party. Examine the life, times, and work of Julia de Burgos through detailed author biographies on eNotes. Mienten, Julia de Burgos. The music is sharply rhythmic, and might well be underscoring for a bullfight.". De Burgos' lyrical poems are a combination of the intimate, the land and the social struggle of the oppressed. Julia de Burgos tenía un gran compromiso político y, por ello decidió unirse a una facción del Partido Nacionalista de Puerto Rico llamado Hijas de la libertad. La que se alza en mis versos no es tu voz: es mi voz, porque tú eres ropaje y la esencia soy yo; y el más profundo abismo se tiende entre las dos. "A Julia de Burgos" Julia de Burgos Recursos poéticos y literarios Metáfora: "Tú eres fría muñeca de mentira social" Personificación: "a mí me riza el viento, a mí me pinta el sol" Anáfora: "Tú eres de tu marido, de tu amo; yo no" Antítesis: "Tú, flor de aristocracia; y yo, la "[8] De Burgos received awards and recognition for her work and was celebrated by poets including Pablo Neruda, whom she met in Cuba, and stated that her calling was to be one of the greatest poet of the Americas.[6]. Exploring Latino/a American poetry and culture. A Julia de Burgos (To Julia de Burgos) – This poem is a conversation between the poet and herself, but an upper-class version of herself, in which she declares how her poetic self is better because the bourgeoise one is a fake. The prolific writer, feminist, and activist — born in Carolina, Puerto Rico in 1914 — excelled in her craft long before anyone was ready to … [5] In 1931, she enrolled in University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus to become a teacher. [6] After trying to save her relationship, she instead left and returned once again to New York, however this time alone, where she took menial jobs to support herself. Wikipedia. Julia de Burgos. Julia de Burgos se graduó de maestra normalista en … In the early 1940s, she moved back and forth between Cuba and New York City. Apr 17, 2019 - Explore natalia gargani's board "Julia de Burgos" on Pinterest. It was posthumously published in 1954. The Julia De Burgos Cultural Arts Center transforms lives by preserving, educating, and promoting Latino heritage through the teaching and practice of history, culture, the visual, performing, and literary arts. https://theculturetrip.com/.../articles/10-best-works-of-julia-de-burgos Burgos graduated from Munoz Rivera Primary in 1928 and was awarded a scholarship to attend University High School, so her family moved to Rio Piedras. She published three books which contained a collection of her poems. Her third book was published posthumously in 1954. The writings of Luis Llorens Torres, Clara Lair, Rafael Alberti, and Pablo Neruda were among some of the people who influenced her career as a young poet. Julia De Burgos’ life has captured the imagination of many and has been recounted in numerous works of visual art, short stories, ballets, articles, books, plays and music. Contemporary Puerto Rican composer Awilda Villarini set text by de Burgos to music in her composition Two Love Songs. Julia de Burgos (February 17, 1914 – July 6, 1953) was a Puerto Rican poet. Song of the Simple Truth (Canción de la verdad sencilla) is the first bilingual edition of Julia de Burgos' complete poems.Numbering more than 200, these poems form a literary landmark—the first time her poems have appeared in a complete edition in either English or Spanish. El promotor de este grupo político era Pedro Albizu Campos, quien se destacó por ser un promotor de la independencia. Overviews of her work include Obra Poética (1961) and Antologia poética (1967), as well as the critical study Julia de Burgos: vida y poesia (1967) by Ivette Jiménez Báez. Julia de Burgos took up a teaching post at the Feijoo Elementary School in Naranjito’s Barrio Cedro Arriba. Julia de Burgos is known as Puerto Rico's most famous Latina poet. EMBED. 3 Julia Constanza Burgos García was born on 17 February 1914 in the town of Carolina, Puerto Rico, the eldest of Paula García de Burgos and Francisco Burgos Hans’s thirteen children. Much of her verse is addressed to an alter ego, also named Julia de Burgos, in a restless search for identity within society and nature. Six of her younger siblings died of malnutrition. Julia de Burgos was the foremost Puerto Rican poet of the twentieth century. Powerful. See more ideas about burgos, puerto ricans, puerto rican women. Creativity Creativity Creativity. In New York City, the Julia de Burgos Cultural Center, on 106th Street and Lexington Avenue, is named after her. She was born on February 17, 1914, in Carolina, Puerto Rico and died on July 6, 1953, in Harlem, New York. Julia de Burgos loved the landscape of her homeland, especially the Río Grande de Loíza, that in a poem of the same name she calls “My wellspring, my river / since the maternal petal lifted me to the world.” At a young age she learned to love literature. Vemos a una escritora mucho más interesante y compleja de … right this instance, Since no one claimed her body and she had no identification on her, the city gave her a pauper's burial on Hart Island, the city's only potter's field. My cry that is no more mine, Julia De Burgos in New York City. She was also a civil rights activist for women and African/Afro-Caribbean writers. Our primary focus is on the teaching and practice of the visual, performing and literary arts. Her poverty-stricken background and mixed heritage were factors in the evolution of the revolutionary politics de Burgos espoused as part of the independence movement in Puerto Rico. Julia de Burgos (Julia Constancia Burgos García; Carolina, Puerto Rico, 1914 - Nueva York, 1953) Poetisa puertorriqueña. Isabel Cuchí Coll published a book about de Burgos titled Dos Poetisas de América: Clara Lair y Julia de Burgos. Julio de Burgos is a Puerto Rican poet who lived and died in Spanish Harlem. Julia was intimately familiar with struggle, hardship, and death. Mienten, Julia de Burgos. [5] She was also a civil rights activist for women and African/Afro-Caribbean writers. Elle fut également une partisane de l'indépendance de Porto Rico et une ardente défenseuse des droits civiques envers les femmes et communautés afro-caribéennes. In February 1953, she wrote one of her last poems, "Farewell in Welfare Island. This book brings together all 203 known poems by de Burgos, who was born in Puerto Rico in 1914 and died in New York City in 1953. Poetry career. Perhaps being the oldest child is the source of her independent nature. De Burgos died in Harlem, and her body was returned to Puerto Rico, and is buried in the municipal cemetery at Carolina. Our Vision. She was given a hero's burial at the Municipal Cemetery of Carolina. (Carolina, Puerto Rico; 17 de febrero de 1914 - 6 de julio de 1953), conocida como Julia de Burgos, es considerada por muchos críticos como la más excelsa poetisa puertorriqueña. The stamp's portrait was created by Toronto-based artist Jody Hewgill.[18][23]. Julia de Burgos (17 février 1914 à Carolina (Porto Rico) – 6 juillet 1953 à Harlem) est une poétesse et militante portoricaine. Overlooked No More: Julia de Burgos, a Poet Who Helped Shape Puerto Rico’s Identity De Burgos, a literary foremother of the Nuyorican movement, defied societal norms and … Julia de Burgos 1914–1953 The eldest of thirteen children, poet Julia Constanza Burgos Garcia was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico, and grew up in the barrio of Santa Cruz. Julia de Burgos Elementary is a Kindergarten through eight grade elementary school with a focus on READING, WRITING, and STEM programming. Julia Constanza Burgos García was born on 17 February 1914 in the town of Carolina, Puerto Rico, the eldest of Paula García de Burgos and Francisco Burgos Hans’s thirteen children. Her writing kept Julia de Burgos going, but she was also a hopeless romantic, so she never experienced much absence of love. 1 Fue también partidaria de la independencia de la isla. Julia was intimately familiar with struggle, hardship, and death. Many critics assert that her poetry anticipated the work of feminist writers and poets as well as that of other Hispanic authors. Born in Carolina to a working-class family, she was the eldest of thirteen children. A committee was organized in Puerto Rico, presided over by Dr. Margot Arce de Vázquez, to have her remains transferred to the island. and the family struggled to be able to send their children to school. Wikipedia. In the poem she foreshadows her death and reveals an ever darker concept of life. Puerto Rican poet. Julia de Burgos, the best known female poet in Puerto Rico and one of the best of Latino America, was born on February 17th, 1917 in Carolina, Puerto Rico. She was a Puerto Rican Nationalist. Burgos, Julia de (1914–1953) The most recognized and respected female poet in Puerto Rican history, Julia de Burgos was born on February 17, 1914, in Santa Cruz, Puerto Rico, into an economically disadvantaged family that, despite its poverty, encouraged and supported Julia's education. Growing up, Julio, Sapo, and Blanca ’s school is named after Julia de Burgos. Her feminist politics and her Afro-Caribbean ideas allow us to read her as a precursor to contemporary U.S. Latina/o writers.”
She is beautiful, precocious, sensitive, and has a facility for languages. At Julia de Burgos Elementary School, we will motivate, inspire, and educate ALL students in a safe, nurturing, and caring learning environment. De Burgos is the author of the poetry collections Poemas exactos a mi misma (1937), Poema en veinte surcos (1938), Canción de la verdad sencilla (1939), and the posthumously-published El mar y tú: otros poemas (1954). Las cartas comienzan poco antes de irse de Puerto Rico y continúan en New York, La Habana, Trinidad de Cuba, Washington DC y NYC, poco antes de morir en 1953. the comrades of my silence, Julia de Burgos (birth name: Julia Constanza de Burgos García) was born to Francisco Burgos Hans (a farmer) and Paula García de Burgos. La voz poética, Julia de urgos _, se dirige a sí misma. "Song of the Simple Truth: The Complete Poems of Julia de Burgos" is a landmark volume for Puerto Rican studies. Julia de Burgos García (February 17, 1914 – July 6, 1953) was a Puerto Rican poet. Julia de Burgos loved the landscape of her homeland, especially the Río Grande de Loíza, that in a poem of the same name she calls “My wellspring, my river / since the maternal petal lifted me to the world.” At a young age she learned to love literature. Biografía de Julia de Burgos Nace el 17 de febrero de 1914, en el barrio pobre Santa Cruz, en Carolina (Puerto Rico). By the early 1930s, de Burgos was already a published writer in journals and newspapers. She watched six of her younger siblings die of malnutrition and other illnesses associated with poverty. Her most famous poems include the much-anthologized "Rio Grande de Loiza", "To Julia de Burgos", and "Farewell from Welfare Island". Julia de Burgos took up a teaching post at the Feijoo Elementary School in Naranjito’s Barrio Cedro Arriba. Julia de Burgos (1914-1953) is for me the bedrock of Puerto Rican poetry. In 1934, de Burgos married Ruben Rodriguez Beauchamp and ended her teaching career. Luis Lloréns Torres. Mienten, Julia de Burgos. Shortly after their arrival in Cuba, de Burgos' relationship with Jimenes Grullón began to show tension. Her ancestry was Spanish, German, and African. She was a very intelligent student and learned to love literature at a young age. It has to be from here, De Burgos graduated from the University of Puerto Rico as a teacher. She also worked as writer for a children's program on public radio, but was reportedly fired for her political beliefs. She was a teacher, writer and a civil rights activist for women and African/Afro-Caribbean writers. Puerto Rican poet Giannina Braschi, who was born the year of de Burgos' death, pays homage to her poetry and legend in the Spanglish novel Yo-Yo Boing![22]. While the tragic-victim narrative has often predominated, she is, like many other Puerto Rican women who migrated to New York, too complex and multifacted to be contained within such a limited framework. Examine the life, times, and work of Julia de Burgos through detailed author biographies on eNotes. Cities that have honored de Burgos include: The Puerto Rican sculptor Tomás Batista sculpted a bust of de Burgos in the Julia de Burgos Park in Carolina. But his public appearances were increasingly scarce, so none of the Puerto Rican poet is hardly knew during the years of 1948, 1949 and 1950. The poetry of Julia de Burgos is located outside and was a challenge to this paternalistic rhetoric that characterized most of her generation. Mienten, Julia de Burgos. For the past few years, I've been living with and marveling at the work in Song of the Simple Truth , an excellent bilingual edition of her complete poems ( Obra poética completa ) compiled and translated by Jack Agüeros and published by Curbstone Press (1996). A Julia de Burgos “Tú eres sólo la grave señora señorona; yo no, yo soy la vida, la fuerza, la mujer.” To Julia de Burgos “You are merely the implacable, elegant lady; Not I; I am life, I am strength, I am woman. [5] The Puerto Rican Nationalist Party was the independence party headed by Pedro Albizu Campos, a Puerto Rican Nationalist. 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Raised poor, Puerto Rican poor, she was the oldest of thirteen children. There is a plaque, located at the monument to the Jayuya Uprising participants in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, honoring the women of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party. Another biopic about her life, "Vida y poesía de Julia de Burgos," was filmed and released in Puerto Rico in 1978. Born in Carolina to a working-class family, she was the eldest of thirteen children. A monument was later built at her burial site by the City of Carolina. Julia de Burgos married Ruben Rodrigues Beauchamp in 1934, ending her career as a teacher in order to spend more time writing. Julia de Burgos, born Julia Constanza Burgos Garcia (February 17, 1914 – July 6, 1953), was a Puerto Rican poet, feminist, and civil rights activist for women and African/Afro-Caribbean writers. Feminism in Julia de Burgos' Autobiographical Poetry By Consuelo Lopez Springfield During the depression of the 1930s, when labor unrest sparked nationalist literary movements throughout the entire Caribbean, Puerto Rico's Julia de Burgos published her first book of lyrical poems. In 1933, de Burgos graduated at the age of 19 from the University of Puerto Rico with a degree in teaching. Julia de Burgos (birth name: Julia Constanza Burgos García) was born to Francisco Burgos Hans (a farmer) and Paula García de Burgos. “Alta Mar y Gaviota” (High Sea and Seagull) “For your life I am … in your eyes I live … Statesman, journalist, poet, lawyer, and advocate for Puerto Rico's independence from Spain and from the United States who was referred to by his peers as "The Father of the Puerto Rican Independence Movement" Born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Julia de Burgos was 39 when she departed from this world. La que se alza en mis versos no es tu voz: es mi voz, porque tú eres ropaje y la esencia soy yo; y el más profundo abismo se tiende entre las dos. Era miembro de una familia de trece hermanos, de los cuales fue la única en realizar estudios secundarios. Like many artists, she suffered from depression and alcoholism, and the health problems that go … Premières années. Our … (Her poem antedates by two decades the women's liberation movement.) Julia de Burgos (1914-1953) es la antología Yo misma fui mi ruta (1986), organizado y editado por María M. Solá. EMBED (for wordpress.com hosted blogs and archive.org item
tags) Want more? At Yale University, the Latino Cultural Center is named in her honor, La Casa Cultural Julia de Burgos. De Burgos's remains arrived on September 6, 1953 and funeral services for her were held at the Puerto Rican Atheneum. "[6][11] It was written during her last hospitalization and is believed by her peers to be one of the only poems she wrote in English. Writers similar to or like Julia de Burgos. See more ideas about puerto rico, puerto rican culture, puerto ricans. She also studied in Havana and later moved to New York. In 1938, at the age of twenty-four, Julia de Burgos published her first book of poems by herself. [24], In September 2017, artist-activist Molly Crabapple (herself of Puerto Rican descent) disbursed the profits of the sales of her portrait of de Burgos to the Puerto Rico Hurricane Maria Recovery Fund. [26], The third movement of Leonard Bernstein's Songfest: A Cycle of American Poems for Six Singers and Orchestra is a setting of de Burgos' poem "A Julia de Burgos". In New York, De Burgos was a journalist for “Pueblos Hispanos” (Hispanic Communities). [12], On June 28, 1953, de Burgos left the home of a relative in Brooklyn, where she had been residing. A Julia de Burgos analisis ¿A quién se dirige la voz poética? A documentary about the life of de Burgos was made in 2002 titled "Julia, Toda en mi ... " (Julia, All in me ... ) directed and produced by Ivonne Belén. the phantoms of my grave. She also served as a civil rights activist for women and African/Afro-Caribbean writers, as well as Secretary General of the Daughters of Freedom. [13], In 1986, the Spanish Department of the University of Puerto Rico posthumously honored de Burgos by granting her a doctorate in Human Arts and Letters.[14]. However, even Julia de Burgos had forces to attend the Conference which, in 1947, issued in New York, Dr. Juan Isidro Jimenes Grullón, now visiting the United States in the company of his new wife. She advocated for civil rights for women, African Americans, and Afro-Caribbean people. De Burgos wrote her third collection of poems, El Mar y Tu: Otros Poemas (The Sea and You: Other Poems), before her sudden death. Julia Constanza Burgos Garcia was born near Carolina, Puerto Rico, one of 13 children of poor mountain farmers. The Julia De Burgos Cultural Arts Center transforms lives by preserving, educating, and promoting Latino heritage through the teaching and practice of history, culture, the visual, performing, and literary arts. Son ambas antagonistas en el poema y diferentes de Julia de Burgos, la autora del poema. Moreover, we … Julia de Burgos. Julia de Burgos nació el 17 de febrero de 1914 en el Barrio Santa Cruz, de Carolina. Una ^Julia de urgos se rebela contra la otra _. Her honors include awards from the Institute of Puerto Rican Literature and an honorary doctorate from the University of Puerto Rico. As an advocate of Puerto Rican independence, she served as Secretary General of the Daughters of Freedom, the women's branch of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party. my cry into the world. In 1943, she married Armando Marín, a musician from Vieques. One the most iconic Puerto Rican poets of all time, Julia de Burgos (1914-1953) advocated for independence, social justice, and feminism through her writing and her activism. [5] Among her early influences were Luis Lloréns Torres, Mercedes Negrón Muñoz a.k.a. Julia de Burgos, born in Carolina, Puerto Rico, is widely regarded as her country's greatest poet, and along with the Chilean Gabriela Mistral, as one of the two greatest female poets in Latin American history. Describe los dos yos que forman parte de Julia, la voz del poema. provided at no charge for educational purposes Like (3) Translated by Rafael Ramos Albelo Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! https://wearemitu.com/things-that-matter/puerto-rican-writer-julia-de-burgos [5] In 1939, de Burgos and Jimenes Grullón traveled first to Cuba where she attended briefly the University of Havana [6] and then later to New York City where she worked as a journalist for Pueblos Hispanos, a progressive newspaper. https://www.biografiasyvidas.com/biografia/b/burgos_julia.htm The family later moved to the barrio of Santa Cruz of the same city. [6] Her father was a member of the Puerto Rico National Guard and had a farm near the town of Carolina, Puerto Rico, where she was born. In 2011, de Burgos was inducted into the New York Writers Hall of Fame. 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