Leon And Poets

Carlos Mora Vanegas realized that the poet's work was not poetry, was the invention of reasons for that poetry was admirable. Jorge Luis Borges No one could object to what it represents to Nicaragua, triangular-shaped country, volcanoes, lakes and mountains, as is the city of Santiago de los Caballeros de León or as more commonly known: Leon. It departmental capital and municipality in the department of Leon in Nicaragua, Central America. Located in the western region, known as University City, the breadbasket of Nicaragua, found the department of Leon 5138.03 km ² which currently has a population of approximately 441,308 inhabitants distributed in the ten municipalities: Leon (Header departmental) Nagarote, La Paz Centro, Telica, Larreynaga, Santa Rosa del Penon. The department of León is characterized by spectacular scenery, beautiful beaches, beautiful volcanoes and a number of attractive destinations unexplored. In this department there are four volcanoes in the Cordillera de Los Maribios and also find beautiful beaches, historic towns and churches especially beautiful architecture. Wikipedia reminds us that, although less populous than Managua (the capital), Leon has been home to the nation's intellectual, a university founded in 1813.

Leon is also an important industrial and commercial center of Nicaragua. Until the appointment of Nicaragua capital of Managua, Leon and Granada vied for such representation. The fact that Leon has a great poestas mulching, and El are born Salomon de la Selva, Alfonso Cortez, Azarias Pallais, as the main characters in the field of poetry. Very interesting what brings about Jorge Eduardo Arellano With a history and culture capital for Nicaragua, the Central American city of Leon took its name from the military camp established as Legio Roman, Mozarabic and assimilated later by Visigoths, to form the core generator the idea of ​​Spain. Like this, which has one of the most impressive Gothic cathedrals of Europe, Nicaragua offers the world its highest building "one of the largest temples of the continent", in the words of Mexican architect Manuel González Galván. And not only that-starred as her namesake in the Iberian Peninsula, in the reign of Ferdinand I and Dona Sancha (1037-1065) - a real flowering stage SALOMON DE LA SELVA on Wikipedia reminds us that Solomon's Selva was born on March 5, 1893 in Leon, Nicaragua, son of Solomon Selva lawyer who fought against the dictatorship of José Santos Zelaya.

Counting only 12 years her father was arrested and sentenced to prison, and Solomon was presented to President Zelaya during a visit to Leon and he gave a speech reminding the rights of man and citizen satisfaction being the President, which Zelaya ordered the release of his father and offered him a scholarship to study in the United States, where he left counting only 13 years old. Williams studied at the College of William stown, Mass., where he later worked as a Spanish teacher. In the winter of 1914-1915 he personally met Rubén Darío in New York, who accompanied a lecture recital given at the Columbia University on February 4, 1915 In 1918 in New York published his first book of poetry: Tropical Town and Other Poems, written in English. During these years he frequented the literary circles of New Yorkers among the young poets who were at Stephen Vincent Benét, and Edna St. Vincent Millay, the latter with whom he was linked romantically. Participated in the First World War, pouring his experiences in a book of poetry, The Unknown Soldier, written in Spanish and published in Mexico in 1922 with illustrations by Diego Rivera.Se linked with the American labor movement becoming secretary of labor leader Samuel Gompersii.

Between 1925 and 1929 living in Nicaragua by engaging in union activity Labor trend, boosted the membership of the Nicaraguan Workers 'Federation to the Central Workers' Pan, attached in turn to the American Federation of Labor in the 1930 Nicaragua campaigned in favor of Augustus Caesar Sandino, newspaper articles published in San Jose, Costa Rica, in various media and in the Diario de Costa Rica and the American Repertory Joaquín García Monge. In 1935 he settled in Mexico City, arriving to influence Mexican politics along with his brother Roger de la Selva, becomes advisor to President Miguel German Valdes. Nicaragua being appointed ambassador in France, died in Paris on February 5, 1959

ALFONSO CORTEZ Alfonso Cortes (December 9, 1893 - February 3, 1969). Nicaraguan poet Leon origin, considered one of the big three after Darius, belonging to the Spanish-American post-modernist group. Born in the same year as the great poet, also in Nicaragua, Salomon de la Selva. It is famous for having lost his mind in 1927 and never recover it, but this was not enough to diminish his literary talent to write some of his best poems in a state of madness Azariah H. Pallais dariana.com tells us that he was a poet and humanist. Leon was born in November 3, 1884. His name is Henri Pallais.Estudió Azariah in the Seminary of St. Sulpice in Paris. He was ordained in 1908. He continued his university studies in Belgium, Leuven University and there he fell in love for ever from the bewitching city of Bruges. Darius and he met the young priest felt the extraordinary poet arose. In 1916, death of the Prince of Castilian letters, delivered the most memorable speeches delivered during the funeral of the latter. In 1920, wanting to read his book Pathways to Guillermo Valencia, went to Colombia, making the trip, in large part, on foot.

Sponsored generously and tirelessly to any new value that emerged from our letters. Vanguardia movement invested him with the title of Chaplain. Led the secondary school, Instituto Nacional de Occidente, in Leon, Nicaragua. One critic called him "was the poet who had known living poet." He spoke fluent Greek. Undertook a translation of the Iliad which unfortunately led to a close, preventing - as Pablo Antonio Cuadra said, "that Nicaragua would the world the new version of the great song of Homer, translated into an almost conversational folk language." In 1954, died, and poorly Franciscan, in his poor parish of Corinth, where he was given, as he wanted, a poor funeral. Of course there are other poets, writers who have left their legacy, as Juan Vanegas nde God, His son Ali, Mariano Fiallos, among others. The Great Thanksgiving Poem of Alfonso Cortes Time is hunger and space is fríoorad, pray, that only satisfy the craving plegariapuede vacuum. Sleep is a lonely rock where the eagle nests soul: sound an, sound an inter everyday life.