James Prohens (born in
Felanitx
Felanitx or Felanich is a municipality in the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands, located in the southeast of Majorca, 48 kilometres (30 miles) from the capital Palma de Mallorca.
The town, dating back to the 13th century, l ...
,
Spain, 1911, died in
Denver, 2007),
poet. James Prohens, also known as Jaume Prohens i Bordoy, lived in
Denver, (
Colorado) for more than 50 years, where he was the parish priest of St. Cajetan's Church. He was a member of the order
Theatines (Clerics Regular) since 1927. He was ordained priest in 1937 and served as Provincial Superior of Spain from 1951 to 1954. Prohens studied at the
Pontifical Gregorian University (
Rome, 1931),
La Plata
La Plata () is the capital city of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. According to the , it has a population of 654,324 and its metropolitan area, the Greater La Plata, has 787,294 inhabitants. It is located 9 kilometers (6 miles) inland from th ...
(
Argentina, 1947) and
Colorado College (1955), where he earned a master's degree in English literature. He has published four books of poetry in Catalan: ''Binifarda'', ''Santueri'', ''Horabaixa'', and ''Veus d’intimitat''. In Spanish, he published ''Horas''. Always an advocate of tolerance and human rights, he was known for championing the rights of Hispanics and reaching out to gay people and women.
Publications
*''Veus d'intimitat'' Palma de Mallorca: Edicions Documenta Balear, 2004;
*''Horabaixa'' 1993
*''Santueri: Endreça i comiat'' Palma de Mallorca: Centre Cultural de l'Ajuntament de Felantix, 1991
References
1911 births
2007 deaths
People from Felanitx
Spanish male poets
20th-century Spanish poets
20th-century Spanish male writers
Theatines
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