Stella Sierra
Stella Sierra (5 July 1917 – 19 October 1997)[1] was a Panamanian poet and prose writer. Her works centred mainly on love, nature and the joys of living.[2]
Biography
Born in
After teaching for an extended period in various secondary schools, she became deputy director of the Education Ministry's Department of Culture from 1946 to 1951. She travelled to Spain, where her work was highly acclaimed, as well as to various Latin-American countries and the United States. She also contributed to Panamanian literary journals including Mundo Gráfico and Épocas. From 1951 to 1980, she frequently judged the poetry submissions for the Ricardo Miró literature awards.[2]
Awards
In 1942, she won first prize in the Ricardo Miró competition with her Sinfonia Jubilosa. The work was acclaimed for its "cleanness of language, purity of conception, and its aesthetic dignity".[4]
Works
Sierra's poetry revolves around two main themes: love and nature. Her works include:[2][4]
- 1942: Sinfonía Jubilosa en doce sonetos, poetry[3]
- 1944: Canciones de Mar y Luna, poetry[3]
- 1947: Libre y Cautiva, poetry
- 1948: Palabras sobre poesía, poetry
- 1949: Cinco poemas, poetry
- 1948: Palabras sobre poesía, essay
- 1965: Presencia del recuerdo, poetry[3]
- 1969: Agua Dulce, childhood memoirs
References
- ^ "Stella Sierra. Punto del tiempo, eje de lo infinito" (in Spanish). Biblioteca Nacional de Panamá Ernesto J. Castillero. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Stella Sierra (1917-1997)" (in Spanish). PanamáPoesía.com. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f Sierra, Stella (1917–1997). Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture. 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Biografía de Stella Sierra" (in Spanish). Tripod. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
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