The Poetry of Delmira Augustini
In this program, Delmira Augustini’s poetry is read in both Spanish and in English translation as well as commentary on her life and work by Prof. Yvonne Barrett of the University of Colorado. Among the poems we hear are: “Tu Amor,” “El Intruso,” “Inefable,” “Dia Nuestro,” and “Fiera de Amor.”
Produced and hosted by David Barsamian as part of his Pyrenees to the Andes Series on the poetry of Spain and Latin America. Funded by a grant from the Colorado Endowment for the Humanities.
Recorded at KGNU.
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Delmira Augustini
Delmira Augustini (1886-1914) of Uruguay was one of the finest woman poets of early 20th century Latin America. She was part of the Generation of 1900. Her poems dealt with female sexuality, eroticism and rebellion. Delmira Augustini’ was the first to break with the sexual conventions of her time. She was murdered by her husband in 1914.





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