Evaristo Ribera Chevremont (February 16, 1890 in San Juan – March 1, 1976) was a poet from

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. Although several of his published books deal with Puerto Rican nationality and regionalism, many of his verses excel in a universal lyrical character, as can be read in books such as El Caos de Los Sueños and El Hondero Lanzó la Piedra, among others.

Literary Styles

Ribera Chevremont is considered to be one of the great poets of the Antilles and mid-twentieth century critics such as Federico de Onís and Concha Meléndez even considered him one of the most important poets of the Spanish language. Ribera Chevremont traveled to Spain several times and established friendly ties with some writers' circles. He was much admired for his prolific poetic gift, and several of his works were published in that country, as well as in Puerto Rico. He mastered several modern poetic techniques, such as Hispanoamerican

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, European

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and Suprarealism. He wrote in free verse as well as in traditional forms, specifically,

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, which he mastered fully, as seen in Sonetos del Mar, del Amor, de la Soledad, de la Muerte, de Dios, among others. His last book to reach the public, ''Sonetos a Galicia'', a book dedicated to the land of his father, was published posthumously in 1994 by the poet's widow, María Luisa Méndez de Chevremont and his daughter Iris Ribera-Chevremont Méndez, through the Xunta de Galicia in Spain.Poesía Puertorriqueña, Act no52
/ref> Ribera Chevremont published his first volume of verse, ''Desfile Romántico'', in 1914. In 1974, the poet published ''El Caos de los Sueños'', a book of poems in free verse of a profound, lyrical and universal nature. In 1980, the

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Press published a complete anthology of his poems in two large volumes, ''Evaristo Ribera Chevremont: Obra poetica Vol I & II''. Besides that comprehensive collection, several poetry books have been posthumously published, such as ''Jinetes de la inmortalidad'', ''El Libro de las Apologías'', and ''Sonetos a Galicia''.

Published books

*''Desfile Romántico'', 1914 *''El Templo de los Alabastros'', 1919 *''La Copa del Hebe'', 1922 *''Los Almendros del Paseo Covadonga'' *''Pajarera'' *''La Hora del Orifice'', 1929 *''Tierra y Sombra'', 1930 *''Color'' 1938 *''Tonos y Formas'', 1943 *''Barro'', 1945 *''Anclas de Oro'', 1945 *''Tú, Mar, Yo y Ella'', 1946 *''Verbo'', 1947 *''El Niño de Arcilla'', 1950 *''Creación'', 1951 *''La llama Pensativa'', 1954 *''Inefable Orilla'', 1961 *''Memorial de Arena'', 1962 *''Punto Final (Poemas del Sueño y de la Muerte)'' *''Principio de Canto'', 1965 *''El Semblante'' *''Rió Volcado'' 1968 *''Canto de mi Tierra'' *''El Caos de los Sueños'' 1974 *''El Hondero Lanzó la Piedra'', 1975 *''El Libro de las Apologías'', 1976 (Posthumous) *''Jinetes de la Inmortalidad'', 1977 (Posthumous) *''Elegías a San Juan'', 1980 (Posthumous) *''Obra Poética, Vol I'', 1980 *''Obra Poética, Vol II'', 1980 *''Sonetos a Galicia'', 1994(Posthumous)

Critical Bibliography

*Melendez, Concha; ''La inquietud sosegada : poética de Evaristo Chevremont'' ;Editorial Imprenta Soltero, San Juan (Puerto Rico), 1956 *Marxuach, Carmen Irene; ''Evaristo Ribera Chevremont : voz de vanguardia''; Editorial Universidad de Puerto Rico, 1987 *González, José Emilio, "La Poesía de Evaristo Ribera Chevrmont", ''Evaristo Ribera Chevremont:Obra Poética'', Universidad de Puerto Rico, 1980 *de Onís, Federico, ''Antología Poetica'', 1924–1950, Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan 1957 *Guillén, Jorge, "Carta a Evaristo Ribera Chevremont", in ''Principio de Canto'', Editorial Venezuela, San Juan, 1965 *Gallego, Laura, "Las Ideas Literarias de Evaristo Ribera Chevremont", Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña

References

External links

Evaristo Ribera Chevremont;Bio and Poems
*https://web.archive.org/web/20080415162505/http://www.lapoesiademariana.com/EvaristoRiveraChevremont.html; Biography *https://web.archive.org/web/20110720134214/http://absysnet.cervantes.es/abnetopac02/abnetcl.exe/O7009/ID4a430244/NT1; Instituto Cervantes, NYC *http://www.library.nd.edu/rarebooks/collections/rarebooks/hispanic/lit_caribbean.shtml; U. Notre Dame Library, The Hispanic Caribbean Literature *https://web.archive.org/web/20080221212415/http://members.fortunecity.es/mundopoesia/autores/evaristo_ribera_chevremont.htm; Ribera Chevremont {{DEFAULTSORT:Ribera Chevremont, Evaristo Burials at Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery Puerto Rican poets Puerto Rican male writers 1890s births 1976 deaths Puerto Rican people of Galician descent People from San Juan, Puerto Rico 20th-century American poets 20th-century American male writers

Literary Styles

Published books

Critical Bibliography

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