Alejandro Carrión Aguirre (1915 –1992). He was born in Ecuador. Is an important poet, novelist and enthusiastic journalist, he published two important novels, La manzana dañada and La espina, many books of stories, and numerous poetry books. As a journalist he published many of his articles under the pseudonym "Juan Sin Cielo."
In 1956 he founded, along with Pedro Jorge Vera, the political magazine La Calle. He was the nephew of Benjamín Carrión Mora.
He wrote articles and political commentary in the following periodicals and newspapers:
· El Sol, Quito, 1950;
· La Razón, Guayaquil, 1968-1969
· El Universo, Guayaquil, 1948-1968
As a poet he had A selection of poetry very important in his country for the Library of Congress in Washington; a copy of that recording is housed at Harvard University’s "House of the Poetry". Alejandro told: "small satisfactions that illuminate the life of a poet”. Some examples about his poetry:
· Poeta y peregrino - "Poet and Traveler" (1960-1965)
· Poesia primera jornadad - "Poetry anthology, the early years" (1932-1957)
· Poesia segunda jornada - "Poetry anthology, the final years" (1957-1984)
· Aquí, España Nuestra!, tres poemas en esperanza y amargura (1938)
· Cuaderno de canciones (1954)
A poetry book by Alejandro Carrión named La sangre sobre la tierra is an excursion into epic poetry that begins with the “Canto a la América Española”, written to participate in a continent wide poetry competition convened in Mexico.
In 1956 he founded, along with Pedro Jorge Vera, the political magazine La Calle. He was the nephew of Benjamín Carrión Mora.
He wrote articles and political commentary in the following periodicals and newspapers:
· El Sol, Quito, 1950;
· La Razón, Guayaquil, 1968-1969
· El Universo, Guayaquil, 1948-1968
As a poet he had A selection of poetry very important in his country for the Library of Congress in Washington; a copy of that recording is housed at Harvard University’s "House of the Poetry". Alejandro told: "small satisfactions that illuminate the life of a poet”. Some examples about his poetry:
· Poeta y peregrino - "Poet and Traveler" (1960-1965)
· Poesia primera jornadad - "Poetry anthology, the early years" (1932-1957)
· Poesia segunda jornada - "Poetry anthology, the final years" (1957-1984)
· Aquí, España Nuestra!, tres poemas en esperanza y amargura (1938)
· Cuaderno de canciones (1954)
A poetry book by Alejandro Carrión named La sangre sobre la tierra is an excursion into epic poetry that begins with the “Canto a la América Española”, written to participate in a continent wide poetry competition convened in Mexico.
By Katia Lactayo
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