Dora Gómez Bueno de Acuña (1903 in Luque – 1987) was a Paraguayan poet, journalist and radio personality."Acuña, Dora (fl. 1940s)." '' Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages'', edited by Anne Commire and Deborah Klezmer, vol. 1, Yorkin Publications, 2007, p. 7. ''Gale eBooks''. Accessed 14 September 2021. She carried out her studies in Escuela Normal de Asunción, the institute where she graduated with the title of teacher. Influenced by the Uruguayan poet

Delmira Agustini Delmira Agustini (October 24, 1886 – July 6, 1914) was an Uruguayan poet of the early 20th century. Biography Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, she began writing when she was ten and had her first book of poems published when she was still a teena ...

, Dora Acuña's poetry celebrated life and nature with a frank eroticism.

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She taught primary education for many years, and briefly contributed, between 1930 and 1931, to the 'Sociales' page of the 'El Orden' newspaper of Asunción. Her participation in radio programs was extensive and fruitful, as an actress in children's programs, as a reciter of native and foreign poetry, through the innumerable radio series throughout her life, of which "Sobremesa de Gala" stands out, which was broadcast successfully by Radio Nacional, and by Radio Ñanduti, both stations of the Paraguayan capital.

Works

* ''Flor de caña, poesías'' ( Reed flower), Asunción: Imprenta nacional, 1940 * ''Barro celeste'' (Heavenly mud), Asunción: Imprenta nacional, 1943 * ''Luz en el abismo'' (Light in the Abyss), Asunción: Indoamericana, 1954 * ''Vivir es decir'' (Living is saying), Asunción: .n. 1977 * ''Antología'', Asunción: Alcándara, 1985

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