Luisa del Valle Silva
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Luisa del Valle Silva (January 8, 1896 – July 26, 1962) was a Venezuelan poet of the Generación del 18.[1]
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Born | January 8, 1896 Barcelona |
Died | July 24, 1962 (aged 66) Caracas |
Occupation | Poet, educator |
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Luisa del Valle Silva was born on January 8, 1896 in Barcelona, Venezuela, the daughter of Pedro Vicente Silva Morandi and María Luisa Figallo Giordani.[2] Her nephew was the poet Alfredo Silva Estrada.[3]
She grew up in Carúpano and worked as a teacher there and in Caracas after moving there in 1926. She began publishing poetry at age 15 and developed a classical, lyrical style of personal expression.[2][3][4]
She was one of the founders of the Asociación Venezolana de Mujeres, the Federación Venezolana de Maestros, and the Caracas Athenaeum.[2]