Efraín Huerta
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Efraín Huerta was a Mexican
poet
.
Huerta began studying law at the UNAM
in Mexico City but abandoned his studies in favour of journalism and literature. His first collection of verse, Absoluto amor, was marked by romantic lyricism, but he later evolved toward a style of poetry that reflected both his personal subjectivity and current political and social conditions.
From 1938 to 1941 he worked on the literary magazine Taller
alongside several of his university colleagues who had taken the path of literature, including Alberto Quintero Álvarez, Octavio Paz
and Rafael Solana. Among the many awards he received were France's Ordre des Palmes Académiques (1945), the Xavier Villaurrutia Award
(1975) the National Science and Arts Prize
(1976), and the National Journalism Prize (1978).
For many years he worked as film critic for the newsweekly El Fígaro.
His poetic output was collected in a volume of more than 600 pages, edited by Martí Soler and published by the Fondo de Cultura Económica
in 1988.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
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Huerta began studying law at the UNAM
Unam
UNAM or UNaM may refer to:* National University of Misiones, a National University in Posadas, Argentina*National Autonomous University of Mexico , the large public autonomous university based in Mexico City...
in Mexico City but abandoned his studies in favour of journalism and literature. His first collection of verse, Absoluto amor, was marked by romantic lyricism, but he later evolved toward a style of poetry that reflected both his personal subjectivity and current political and social conditions.
From 1938 to 1941 he worked on the literary magazine Taller
Taller
Taller is a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France.William II Sánchez of Gascony perpetrated a major defeat of the Vikings at Taller in 982 and they vanished as a serious threat thereafter....
alongside several of his university colleagues who had taken the path of literature, including Alberto Quintero Álvarez, Octavio Paz
Octavio Paz
Octavio Paz Lozano was a Mexican writer, poet, and diplomat, and the winner of the 1990 Nobel Prize for Literature.-Early life and writings:...
and Rafael Solana. Among the many awards he received were France's Ordre des Palmes Académiques (1945), the Xavier Villaurrutia Award
Xavier Villaurrutia Award
The Xavier Villaurrutia Award is a prestigious literary prize given in Mexico, to a Latin American writer published in Mexico. Founded in 1955, it was named in memory of Xavier Villaurrutia....
(1975) the National Science and Arts Prize
National Science and Arts Prize
The National Prize for Arts and Sciences is awarded annually by the Government of Mexico in six categories. It was established in 1945...
(1976), and the National Journalism Prize (1978).
For many years he worked as film critic for the newsweekly El Fígaro.
His poetic output was collected in a volume of more than 600 pages, edited by Martí Soler and published by the Fondo de Cultura Económica
Fondo de Cultura Económica
Fondo de Cultura Económica is the most important publishing house in Mexico and one of the most important ones in Latin America. It was originally established in 1934 by Daniel Cosío Villegas as a way to provide students of economics with books in Spanish on the subject...
in 1988.
Works
- 1935 - Absoluto amor
- 1936 - Línea del alba
- 1944 - Los hombres del alba
- 1943 - Poemas de guerra y esperanza
- 1950 - La rosa primitiva
- 1951 - Poesía
- 1953 - Poemas de viaje
- 1956 - Estrella en alto y nuevos poemas
- 1957 - Para gozar tu paz
- 1959 - ¡Mi país, oh mi país!
- 1959 - Elegía de la policía montada
- 1961 - Farsa trágica del presidente que quería una isla
- 1962 - La raíz amarga
- 1963 - El Tajín
- 1973 - Poemas prohibidos y de amor
- 1974 - Los eróticos y otros poemas
- 1980 - Estampida de poemínimos
- 1980 - Tranza poética
- 1985 - Estampida de Poemínimos