''Poesía de la soledad y el deseo'' is a book of

poetry Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings i ...

Alejandro Carrión Alejandro Carrión Aguirre (11 March 1915 – 4 January 1992) was an Ecuadorian poet, novelist and journalist. He wrote the novel ''La espina'' (1959), the short story book ''La manzana dañada'' (1983), and numerous poetry books. As a journalist ...

. This collection was published in the Annals of the Central University of Quito as a "separata" with an illustrated cover by

Eduardo Kingman Eduardo Kingman Riofrío (February 23, 1913 – November 27, 1997) was an Ecuadorian artist. He is considered one of Ecuador's greatest artists of the 20th century, among the art circles of other master artists such as Oswaldo Guayasamín and Cam ...

, and edited by

Alfredo Chávez Alfredo (, ) is a cognate of the Anglo-Saxon name Alfred and a common Italian, Galician, Portuguese and Spanish language personal name. People with the given name include: *Alfredo (born 1946), Brazilian footballer born as Alfredo Mostarda Filho ...

. The poem “Dulce niñera rubia de los sueños” began its triumphal chase, eventually included in many anthologies and translated to English by

Dudley Fitts Dudley Fitts (April 28, 1903 – July 10, 1968) was an American teacher, critic, poet, and translator. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and attended Harvard University, where he edited the ''Harvard Advocate''. He taught at The Choate S ...

. The poem “La espera jubilosa” was transformed into the lyrics of a “

Pasillo Pasillo ( en, little step, hallway or aisle) is a Colombian, genre of music extremely popular in the territories that composed the 19th century Viceroyalty of New Granada: Born in the Colombian Andes during the independence wars, it spread to oth ...

” which was awarded the first prize of the National Song Competition thanks to the young music teacher Benigno Angel Carrión.

Juana de Ibarbourou Juana Fernández Morales de Ibarbourou, also known as Juana de América, (March 8, 1892 – July 15, 1979) was a Uruguayan poet and one of the most popular poets of Spanish America. Her poetry, the earliest of which is often highly erotic, is no ...

wrote that Alejandro Carrión "had the innocence of not knowing how great a poet he truly is" and

Alberto Hidalgo Alberto is the Romance languages, Romance version of the Latinized form (''Albertus'') of Germanic languages, Germanic ''Albert (given name), Albert''. It is used in Italian language, Italian, Portuguese language, Portuguese and Spanish language, ...

included him in a list of the greatest poets of America. In this collection Alejandro Carrión distanced himself from the mainstream poetry of the day which dealt heavily on social themes by seeking a new direction re-emphasizing "poetry's eternal themes." Poesia Primera Jornada. Editorial

Banco Central del Ecuador The Central Bank of Ecuador (BCE, per its abbreviation in Spanish) is an institution of the Executive Function, which has institutional, administrative, financial, and technical autonomy. Is in charge of executing the monetary policy established ...

1983 The book was heavily criticized by his peers.

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