Mariano Brull

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Mariano Brull (b. February 24, 1891 d. June 8, 1956) was a postmodern Cuban writer and diplomat. As a child, Brull moved to Spain but returned to Cuba as an adolescent. In Cuba, he continued his studies of education and began to publish poetry in the city of his birth. In 1913, Brull graduated from the University of Havana with a Doctor of Laws degree. Brull practiced law in Cuba through 1917 until he was designated as secretary of the Cuban delegation to Washington DC. He continued serving Cuba in various diplomatic roles in Peru, Brussels, Madrid, Paris, Rome, Canada and Uruguay.

Contents 1 Literary characteristics 2 Quotes 3 Books of poetry 4 External links

[edit] Literary characteristics

Brull wrote poetry in Spanish as well as French. As a poet, he was heavily influenced by his French contemporaries due to his long residence in Paris.

Marked by the notion of poesía pura (pure poetry), his poetry represents this hallmark of the vanguard movement of literature in the Spanish-speaking world. Much of his work was also heavily characterized by large amounts of word manipulation involving substitution and invention.

Brull's most important poem is Jitanjafora.[1]

Filiflama alabe cundre

ala olalúnea alífera

alveola jitanjáfora

liris salumba salífera

Olivia oleo olorife

alalai cánfora sandra

milingítara girófora

zumbra ulalindre calandra.

[edit] Quotes

"La prosa es escrita con el tesoro del conocimiento mientras que la poesía es escrita con el tesoro de la ignorancia."

“Prose is written with the treasure of knowing whereas poetry is written with the treasure of ignorance.”

[edit] Books of poetry

• La casa del silencio (1916)
• Poemas en menguante (1928)
• Canto redondo (1934)
• Solo de rosa (1941)
• Poëmes (1939) (French)
• Tiempo en pena (1950)
• Rien que ... (Nada más que ...) (1954)

[edit] External links

• [2] Brull at CubaLiteraria.com]