Rosa Leveroni i Valls (1910–1985) was a

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poet and narrator. Born in

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, she was influenced by the poet

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. Her work is published in ''Poesia'' (1981) and ''Contes'' (1981). She also wrote essays and literary criticism. She spent time revitalising Catalan language and culture in the post World War II years. She was awarded the

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in 1982. She was one of the first members of the

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. She died in

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in 1985.

Works

Poetry

* ''Epigrames i cançons'' (1938) * ''Presència i record'' (1952) * ''Poesia'' (1981)

Essays and literary criticism

* ''Les imatges marines en la poesia d'Ausiàs March'' (1951) * ''Maria Novell, recordada'' (1969) * ''Un epistolari de Carles Riba'' (1940-42)

Short texts

* ''Contes'' (1986) * ''L'estranger'', ''L'Horta'', ''Retorn'' (in several anthologies) * ''Un home de lletres i altres contes'' (Horsori Editorial, Barcelona, 2011)

References

External links

* 1910 births 1985 deaths People from Barcelona Spanish women poets 20th-century Spanish women writers 20th-century Spanish poets {{catalonia-poet-stub