Isaías D'Oleo Ochoa (alternatively spelled Isaias Doleo Ochoa) (born December 23, 1980) is a

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philologist Philology () is the study of language in oral and written historical sources; it is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics (with especially strong ties to etymology). Philology is also defined as th ...

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and

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Life and education

Isaias grew up in

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, and has been writing for most of his life. After high school, he attended the

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where he received a

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degree in Spanish Studies in 2004. Currently, Isaias lives in a small town in Costa Rica, focusing on his poetry and projects. He splits his time among being an editor, teacher, and poet. He can be found in several social networks where he frequently keeps in touch with his audience.

Draft Bills

He is best known for his contribution to

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when he proposed to the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica a draft

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to create the Costa Rican Philologists Association (). This project was later supported by congressman Oscar López Arias (2006–2010) who studied Doleo's draft bill and commented about the draft's merit in order to introduce it as a proposed law in May 2008, sending the bill to the Government Printing Office. Costa Rican Philologists Association Project is one of the 75 of 1008 initiatives presented by Costa Rican citizens that has become proposed laws since 1999.

Poetry

His poetry is usually short, but it serves as complete thoughts unto themselves. His work reflects the influences of

William Blake William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. ...

Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for works such as ''Treasure Island'', ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll a ...

, Robert Burns,

Rubén Darío Félix Rubén García Sarmiento (January 18, 1867 – February 6, 1916), known as Rubén Darío ( , ), was a Nicaraguan poet who initiated the Spanish-language literary movement known as ''modernismo'' (modernism) that flourished at the end of ...

, and

Pablo Neruda Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto (12 July 1904 – 23 September 1973), better known by his pen name and, later, legal name Pablo Neruda (; ), was a Chilean poet-diplomat and politician who won the 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature. Nerud ...

. His bilingual poems (English-Spanish) have appeared in a variety of poetry publications and are characterized by their originality and imagery, exhibiting sensibility, faith, and hope.

Books (Poetry)

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References

External links

English

Official site with personal blog

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Spanish

D'Oleo Ochoa on REMES Directory

Isaias on Revista Literaria de Editorial Narradores
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