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

Novels

Criticiscm

See also

References

  1. 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"
  2. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/622120/Roberto-Valero Encyclopedia Britannica article on Roberto Valero
  3. http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/93/9319/myth.html Tyranny and Myth Cuban Poet Roberto Valero Reads at LC - Library of Congress
  4. http://cintasfoundation.org/index.php/fellows/creative-writers/218-roberto-valero Cintas biographical sketch on Valero
  5. http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/93/9319/myth.html Tyranny and Myth Cuban Poet Roberto Valero Reads at LC - Library of Congress
  6. http://cintasfoundation.org/index.php/fellows/creative-writers/218-roberto-valero Cintas biographical sketch on Valero
  7. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/622120/Roberto-Valero Encyclopedia Britannica article on Roberto Valero
  8. Handbook of Hispanic Culture-Literature by Nicolás Kanellos, Arte Publico Press (1993) page 57-58

Further reading

English

External links

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