Roberto Valero
| Roberto Valero | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1955 Matanzas, Matanzas Province, Cuba |
| Died |
September 23, 1994 Washington, DC, U.S. |
| Occupation | poet, novelist, professor |
| Nationality | Cuban |
| Period | 1980-1994 |
| Genre | poetry, novel |
| Spouse | Maria Badias Valero |
Roberto Valero (1955 – September 23, 1994) was a Cuban poet, novelist, and educator.
Life
Roberto Valero was born in Matanzas Province. He attended the University of Havana before leaving Cuba during the Mariel Boatlift in 1980.[1]
He received his Ph.D. from Georgetown University[2] and taught at George Washington University.[3]
Along with Reinaldo Arenas and Reinaldo Garcia Ramos, Valero created the seminal Mariel journal.[4]
He was the 1989 recipient of the Letras de Oro Literary Prize[5] from the University of Miami for his book on Reinaldo Arenas.[6]
Valero's work has been compared to that of Federico Garcia Lorca.[7]
Valero also published under the pseudonym of "Julio Real".[8]
Writings
Poetry
- Desde un oscuro ángulo/From a Dark Angle (1982)
- En fin, la noche/At Last, the Night (1984)
- Dharma (1985) with an introduction by Eugenio Florit
- Venías/You Were Coming (1990)
- No estaré en tu camino/I Will Not Be On Your Path (1991)
Novels
- Este Viento De Cuaresma/This Lenten Wind (1994) with an introduction by Reinaldo Arenas
Criticiscm
- El Desamparado Humor De Reinaldo Arenas/The Homeless Humor of Reinaldo Arenas (1991)
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.beltwaypoetry.com/arenas-and-valero/ Beltway Poetry Quarterly Volume 15:4, Fall 2014 "Reinaldo Arenas and Roberto Valero: Friends and Exiles in Washington, DC"
- ↑ http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/622120/Roberto-Valero Encyclopedia Britannica article on Roberto Valero
- ↑ http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/93/9319/myth.html Tyranny and Myth Cuban Poet Roberto Valero Reads at LC - Library of Congress
- ↑ http://cintasfoundation.org/index.php/fellows/creative-writers/218-roberto-valero Cintas biographical sketch on Valero
- ↑ http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/93/9319/myth.html Tyranny and Myth Cuban Poet Roberto Valero Reads at LC - Library of Congress
- ↑ http://cintasfoundation.org/index.php/fellows/creative-writers/218-roberto-valero Cintas biographical sketch on Valero
- ↑ http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/622120/Roberto-Valero Encyclopedia Britannica article on Roberto Valero
- ↑ Handbook of Hispanic Culture-Literature by Nicolás Kanellos, Arte Publico Press (1993) page 57-58
Further reading
English
- Tyranny and Myth (Library of Congress archived reading by Valero) / 1993
External links
- Beltway Poetry Quarterly article on Valero and Arenas
- Encyclopedia Britanica profile for Roberto Valero
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