ALFREDO ESPINO

Alfredo Espino fue un poeta y abogado salvadoreo.

Naci en el Departamento de Ahuachapn, zona occidental de El Salvador, en el ao de
1900.hijo de Enriqueta Najarro, maestra por vocacin, y Alfonso Espino, poeta, creci en
un hogar que respiraba poesa y amor al arte, su hermano Miguel Angel Espino tambin
creci para volverse artista de la pluma pero en la rama de la prosa.
Estudio Jurisprudencia en la Universidad de El Salvador. Se doctor en 1927.
Cometi suicidio en San Salvador, el 24 de mayo de 1928.
Su nico libro es Jcaras Tristes, recopilacin de 96 poemas, publicada postummente
gracias a varios amigos y bajo el visto bueno de Alberto Masferrer, es uno de los libros ms
editados en su pas; su autor es de los ms ledos y comentados pero no estudiado o
analizado en su expresin.
Tiene una potica delicada, busc plasmar su terruo con una visin lrica; la que present
con un estilo sencillo, fcil de captar, por lo tanto, sin complicaciones formales; escribi
sonetos, romances y versos libres.







CLAUDIA LARS

His real name was Carmen Vega Brannon.
Born in Armenia in 1899 and died in San Salvador in 1974.
Claudia Lars belongs to the lineage of the great poets of our America.
In this lyrical feminine (not feminist, but women made full) that brought American poetry
of his prostration prude, fruit ochocentista sentimentality; sang the great love with turns
erotic, with clean innocence invoked the fertility of his body, their fertilization, the joy of
life, mothers who expected a cheerful morning for their children: maternal passion that
became the seed ground waiting for a new life.
These women poets are: Joan of Ibarborou (Uruguay), Alfonsina Storni (Argentina),
Agustini (Uruguay) and Chile's Gabriela Mistral (Nobel Prize for Literature, 1945).
Gabriela in Chile, as Claudia in our country, have not had-women-who accompany them
fully in the search for the poetic spirit of our people, the bulk of these countries.
They have no continuity in other female voices.
Claudia Lars writes poetry transparent, without ceasing to be profound, sometimes its
formal mastery want and forget its message, but in each of his poems is a poet expressing
experiences, clearing the way for our sensitivity unpublished before, communicating a state
grace never before or after she found poetry written by women in El Salvador.













ALBERTO MASFERRER










Naci el 24 de Junio de 1868 en Tecapa (hoy llamado Alegra) , departamento de Usulutan,
en el oriente de la Repblica de El Salvador, muri el 4 de septiembre de 1932 en San
Salvador. Su nombre era: Vicente Alberto Masferrer Mnico.
Maestro de Maestros para unos, polemista, orador y periodista; pensador y defensor de la
clase trabajadora para otros.
Fue su vida una accin constante, discutido y querido, atacado y defendido, su labor
siempre fue seguida con inters, jams pas desapercibida.
Fund el peridico "Patria" (1928-1930) en el que plante lo mejor de su pensamiento y
desarroll su accionar para que El Salvador tuviese una verdadera democracia, social,
econmica y poltica.
A los veinticuatro aos public su primer libro llamado PAGINAS.
Desempeo varios cargos pblicos desde Archivero de la Contadura mayor de la nacin,
pasando por redactor y Director del Diario Oficial hasta Cnsul en Costa Rica y Blgica.
Su salud fue muy endeble, un perodo de su vida lo paso en silla de ruedas.
Pero su espirtu era de pelea, formidable periodista que sirvi desde su visin vitalista del
Minimun Vital en el partido Laborista del Ingeniero Arturo Araujo, a quien ayud a llegar a
la presidencia de la Repblica, pero ste y sus allegados en el gobierno, no cumplieron con
su palabra en favor del pueblo, lo que permiti que el caldo de las injusticias, se agitara ms
y estallaran los levantamientos populares de enero de 1932; las matanzas con que fueron
ahogados estos levantamientos por el general Maximiliano Hernndez Martnez, afect a
Masferrer, que se senta culpable por sus prdicas en el Minimun Vital.



ALBERTO MASFERRER

He was born on June 24, 1868 in Tecapa (now called Joy), Department of Usulutan in the
east of the Republic of El Salvador, died on September 4, 1932 in San Salvador. His name
was: Vicente Alberto Masferrer Monico.
Master Teacher for some, polemicist, orator and journalist, thinker and advocate of the
working class to others.
His life was a constant action, discussed and dear, attacked and defended his work was
always followed with interest, never went unnoticed.
He founded the newspaper "Patria" (1928-1930) which raised the best of their thinking
and their actions developed for El Salvador had a true democracy, social, economic and
political.
At twenty-four he published his first book called PAGES.
Held several public from Archivist of the Auditor General of the nation, to writer and
director of the Official Journal until Consul in Costa Rica and Belgium.
His health was very weak, a period of his life was spent in a wheelchair.
But his spirit was fighting, formidable journalist who served from Vital Minimun vitalist
vision in the Labor Party Engineer Arturo Araujo, who helped win the presidency of the
Republic, but he and his allies in the government, did not meet his word for the people,
which allowed the injustices broth, stir it more and popular uprisings broke out in January
1932 that the killings were drowned these uprisings by General Maximiliano Hernandez
Martinez, Masferrer affected, he felt guilty for his preaching in the Minimun Vital.









ROQUE DALTON GARCAS

Roque Dalton nace el 14 de mayo de 1935 en San Salvador, El Salvador.
Estudia derecho y antropologa en las Universidades de El Salvador, Chile y Mxico.
Desde muy joven se dedica al periodismo y a la literatura, obteniendo diversos galardones
en certmenes nacionales y centroamericanos.
Publica sus primeros poemas en la revista Hoja (Amigos de la Cultura, San Salvador, 1956)
y en Diario Latino de la misma ciudad.
Por su militancia poltica, sufre crceles y destierros.
Vive emigrado en Guatemala, Mxico, Cuba, Checoslovaquia, Corea, Vietnam del Norte y
otros pases.
Muere asesinado por sus propios compaeros el 10 de mayo de 1975.
Roque public una vasta obra potica: Ma junto a los pjaros (San Salvador, 1957), ...
La Ventana en el rostro (Mxico, 1961), El Mar (La Habana, 1962), El turno del ofendido
(La Habana, 1962) Los Testimonios (La Habana 1964), Poemas (Antologa, San Salvador,
1968), Taberna y otros lugares (Premio Casa de las Amricas, Cuba) (La Habana 1969),
Los pequeos Infiernos (Barcelona 1970).
Entre sus ensayos se encuentran Csar Vallejo (La Habana 1963), El intelectual y la
sociedad (1969), Revolucin en la revolucin? y la crtica de la derecha (La Habana
1970).
Miguel Mrmol y los sucesos de 1932 en El Salvador (1972) y Las historias prohibidas del
pulgarcito (Mxico, 1974).
Pstumamente se publica su novela Pobrecito Poeta que era yo (1981) y las obras poticas:
Los Hongos, Un libro levemente odioso (1989) y Contra ataque.





ROQUE DALTON


Roque Dalton was born on May 14, 1935 in San Salvador, El Salvador.
He studied law and anthropology at the University of El Salvador, Chile and Mexico.
From a very young is dedicated to journalism and literature, earning several awards in
national competitions and Central.
Published his first poems in the Sheet (Friends of Culture, San Salvador, 1956) and Daily
News from the same city.
For his political activism, suffering prison and exile.
Lives emigrated in Guatemala, Mexico, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Korea, North Vietnam and
other countries.
He was murdered by his own colleagues on May 10, 1975.
Roque published a vast poetic work: Mine with birds (San Salvador, 1957), ...
The window on the face (Mexico, 1961), The Sea (Havana, 1962), the turn of the victim
(Havana, 1962) The Testimonies (Havana 1964), Poems (Anthology, San Salvador, 1968),
Tavern and other places (Casa de las Americas Prize, Cuba) (Havana 1969), small Hell
(Barcelona 1970).
Among his essays are Csar Vallejo (Havana 1963), The Intellectual and Society (1969),
Revolution in the Revolution? and criticism from the right (Havana 1970).
Miguel Marmol and the events of 1932 in El Salvador (1972) and The Forbidden Stories of
Tom Thumb (Mexico, 1974).
Posthumously published his novel that was me Pobrecito Poet (1981) and the poetic
works: Fungi, slightly obnoxious A Book (1989) and Counter Attack.