Elsa Wiezell
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| Elsa Wiezell | |
 Elsa Wiezell |
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| Birth name | Elsa Wiezell Apezteguía |
| Born | November 19th 1926 Asunción, Paraguay |
| Nationality | Paraguayan |
| Field | Poetry, Painting |
| Works | Puente sobre el Río Tepecué (Bridge Over the Tapecué River)
Temblor de Acacias (Tremor of Acacias) |
| Awards | "García Lorca" Prize given by "Amigos del Arte" (Friends of Art)
Honorary Citizen from the State of Texas, USA Best Spanish-American Lyrics. Gebers, Sweden |
Paraguayan poet and teacher. Her work also included paintings that reside now in art galleries and cultural centers of Asuncion.
Born in Asuncion, Paraguay on November 19th, 1926, daughter of Julia Apezteguía and Rubén Wiezell (of Swedish origin).
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[edit] Childhood and youth
Spent his childhood surrounded by her family, sharing games and pranks with his siblings Genoveva and Nills at the once quiet streets of Zeballos Cué. They moved later and definitively to Asunción.
In her youth, her inclination for poetry was evident, starting at that time, her first literary works.
Completed her primary studies in Asuncion, at the International School.
She, entranced with her thoughts, always searched for self-encounter spaces. This took her to the college studies at the National University of Asuncion, finishing her studies with a bachelor's degree in Philosophy and Literature in 1950.
[edit] Career
She dictated Psychology courses of Secondary Level in the School Benjamin Aceval, in Asunción. She also, was in charge of the Psychology class in the University of Columbia.
Committed with the diffusion of arts and culture in her country, she was founder of institutes like The Modern Art Museum, the journal “The Feminist” (in which she was redaction chief) and the Belle Arts School, being Director since 1965. She held that position for 12 years.
[edit] Work
Her prolific literary work has situated her as one of the most active people in the artistic and cultural area of Asunción with more than four decades of unstopped poetic labor.
| Year | Work |
|---|---|
| 1950 | Poemas de un mundo en brumas (Poems of A World in Fog), her first poem book
Tronco al cielo (Trunk to the Sky) |
| 1951 | Barro de estrellas (Star's Mud) |
| 1956 | Poema ciego (Blind Poem) |
| 1961 | Por las calles de Cristo (At The Streets of Christ) |
| 1962 | Órbita de visiones (Orbit of Visions) |
| 1964 | El canto y la luz (The Sing and The Light). A book rich in original images. The verses are free. The main subject is the anguish of living in a world that lies and scares. |
| 1965 | Tiempo de amor (Time of Love) |
| 1966 | Temblor de acacias (Tremor of Acacias). Love Poem book, where the mentioned feeling is the main character.
Mensaje para hombres nuevos (A Message for New Men). Speaks a message of freedom and yearning to reflect on others, giving the best of oneself. |
| 1967 | Palabras para otro planeta (Words to Another Planet). With a very special characteristic, taking the science as a poetic subject. Has a serene and simple style. |
| 1968 | Eco tridimensional (Three-dimensional Echo). Deals with classic subjects in a new style. The main subjects are the anguish of the men about life, and the death as a transcendental state of men.
Puente sobre el río tapecué (Bridge Over The Tapecué River) |
| 1969 | Poema ultrasónico (Ultrasonic Poem). Of symbolist and impressionist style. |
| 1970 | Sembradores del Sol (Seeders of the Sun) |
| 1972 | Virazón. Considered the top of her poetic work. Poem of epic style full of sour fights and anguish for her suffering and bleeding people. |
| 1974 | Pobladores fieros (Fiery Inhabitants)
La cosecha del viento norte (The Northern Wind Harvest) |
| 1975 | El amor de la brisa del sur (The Love of the Southern Breeze) |
| 1976 | El duende fugitivo (The Fugitive Goblin) |
| 1982 | Antología (Anthology) |
| 1990 | Corceles de alborada (Steeds of Dawn) |
| 1991 | El colibrí de quebrada (The Hummingbird of Broken) |
| 1992 | Poemas del aire profundo (Poems of the Profound Air)
Escorzo poético |
| 1994 | La tierra de los maizales (The Land of Cornfields)
Los dos y el mar (The Two of Us and The Sea) |
| 1995 | Rumbo al arcoiris (Heading to the Rainbow) |
| 1996 | Memoria de amor efímero (Memories of an Ephemeral Love) |
| 1997 | Canto libertario (Libertarian Song) |
| 2003 | Algas azules (Blue Algae)
Temblor de acacias (Tremor of Acacias) |
| 2004 | El hombre de la nube (The man of the Cloud) |
| 2005 | Barranco (Gorge)
Del amor al olvido (From Love to Oblivion) |
| 2006 | Canto entre las piedras (Sing Among the Stones)
Poética del amor (Poetics of Love) Antología (Anthology) La calesita (The carrousel) Lirondela Este es mi pueblo (This is My People). A compilation of brief literary work for kids with a didactic guide for teachers. |
[edit] Awards
In her career, she was rewarded many times in her own country and in others. Many college professors were well aware of her work, to name a few, Charles Carlisle (Professor of Spanish Literature at Southwest Texas University in Texas, USA) and Norma Suiffet (Professor of Literature at Institute of Superior Studies in Uruguay and Specialist in Spanish Philosophy at the University of Salamanca, Spain).
| Año | Outstanding Activity |
|---|---|
| 1956 | Honor Mention League Pro Women's Rights.
Honor Mention Guarani Writers for her book "Bridge over the Tapecué River" Best Spanish-American Lyric in Gebers, Sweden |
| 1966 | Selected along with Juana de Ibarborou and Alfonsina Storni, Ocara Gallery of Honor |
| 1970 | Greatest Poets of the World (selection of 1970) only representative of the Paraguayan poetry (Ben Porter, California, USA)
Honor Member (Phi Sigma) The National Foreign Language. Honor Mention 13th Spring Hall from Athenaeum for her work "Belén". Selected as Latin-American representative of "The New Christian Revolution" Der Bu Bist in Exil, Germany. |
| 1977 | Honorary Citizen of the State of Texas, USA.
Honor Merit Institute of Docent Formation. Universidad Iberoamericana (Asuncion) |
| 1992 | First Prize in Regional Integration Literature (Argentina)
Distinguished Cultural Maker. Honor Mural. Universidad Iberoamericana (Asuncion) Honor Mention. "Eternal gratitude for her aid to childhood and youth". Institute of Docent Formation. Universidad Iberoamericana. Honor Merit in Docent Formation. Universidad Iberoamericana (Asuncion). |
[edit] Poetic Style
In her work could be perceived a placid poetic style. Her loose verses give the sensation of peaceful freedom and smooth movement.
Her style is rich in literary languages.
The inspiration subjects of her works are almost tangible. The water is a recurrent subject, also refers to loneliness and to the dreams that usually crash with a reality manifested as "painfull destiny of the body at the earth...".
As Carlos Sabat Ercasty says: "The work of Elsa Wiezell is beautiful and dignified, predetermined by a noble double heroism, marching high and sustaining flight..."
[edit] Family
Married with Vicente Ferrer Espínola. Has three kids: Lourdes, Armando and Patricia.
[edit] References
- Wiezel, Elsa "Tren del agua" ("Train of the Water"). Imprenta Salesiana. 1996. Asuncion.
