Esperanza Zambrano

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Esperanza Zambrano
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BornMaría Esperanza Dolores Zambrano Sánchez
November 14, 1901
Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico
Died Mexico City, Mexico
June 4, 1992
Resting placePanteón Español, Mexico City
OccupationSpanish
Language
  • poet
  • writer
Education National Autonomous University of Mexico
Literary movement Modernismo
Notable awards Ordre des Palmes académiques
SpouseMiguel Wimer
ChildrenJavier Wimer Zambrano
ParentsAgustín José Zambrano & María Ana Sánchez
Altar in honor of Esperanza Zambrano. (Day of the Dead Eve 2022; Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico) Altar de muertos a Esperanza Zambrano (Dolores Hidalgo, 2022).jpg
Altar in honor of Esperanza Zambrano. (Day of the Dead Eve 2022; Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico)

Esperanza Zambrano (November 14, 1901 - June 4, 1992) was a Mexican poet. She was affiliated with several organizations including the Pan American Union, publications of the Inter-American Commission of Women of the Organization of American States, the Mexican Legion of Honor, as well as being the co-founder and president of the Ateneo Mexicano de Mujeres  [ es ]. Zambrano was the laureate of awards from Mexico, France, and the Dominican Republic.

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Biography

María Esperanza Dolores Zambrano Sánchez was born on November 14, 1901, in Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico. the author of a short poetic work, which she released in limited editions. All of her work was characterized by the use of resources of Modernismo origin, such as Alexandrine verse, the search for sonority, decadent sensuality, and experimentation in stanza forms. Furthermore, her way of using adjectives is reminiscent of Ramón López Velarde's style. La inquietud joyante, her first book, was a surprise in the Mexican poetry scene, as never before had a woman referred directly to her intimacy and her amorous desires. This line is continued by her next book, Los ritmos de los secretos, although her feeling of intimacy is further accentuated. In Canciones del amor perfecto her lyrics become an exaltation of married love and the happiness that motherhood causes. With Retablos del Viejo Guanajuato, she is interested in popular and regional poetry, while Fuga de estío marks her return to intimate poetry, although with a tone of serenity and resignation in the face of old age and heartbreak. [1]

She was an adviser and director of the Pan American Union and of publications of the Inter-American Commission of Women of the Organization of American States. She was a member of the Mexican Legion of Honor; as well as the co-founder and president of the Ateneo Mexicano de Mujeres. She obtained the Ordre des Palmes académiques award (1945) and the Medalla de Reconocimiento (1946), in France; the Juan Pablo Duarte Award from the Dominican Republic; and the Medal of Merit from the Government of Guanajuato (1963). [2]

Zambrano died in Mexico City on June 4, 1992.

Selected works

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References

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  2. "Zambrano, Esperanza". literatura.bellasartes.gob.mx (in Spanish). 2 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-02. Retrieved 22 June 2023 via web.archive.org.