Ismael Cerna on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
Ismael Cerna (1856–1901) was a Guatemalan
Page at the Guatemalan literature website
19th-century Guatemalan poets Guatemalan male poets 1856 births 1901 deaths 19th-century male writers {{Guatemala-poet-stub
Ismael Cerna (1856–1901) was a Guatemalan poet
A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems ( oral or wri ...
.
Biography
Cerna was born inChiquimula
Chiquimula is a city in Guatemala. It is the capital of the department of Chiquimula and the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name.
It is located some 174 km from Guatemala City and within Guatemala known as "La p ...
in 1856. He graduated as a Bachelor of Philosophy and later in medicine and law. He later joined the army but after the fall of Vicente Cerna was captured with his uncle and imprisoned. On his release he went to El Salvador in exile. On his return in 1884 he was imprisoned again in Guatemala, during which he wrote a great deal. Before his death a number of his works were published and have national significance in Guatemala. Notable poems include ''A Justo Refino Barrios'', ''Ante la tumba de Barrios'' and ''A Guatemala''.
There is a park dedicated to him in Chiquimula.
References
External links
Page at the Guatemalan literature website
19th-century Guatemalan poets Guatemalan male poets 1856 births 1901 deaths 19th-century male writers {{Guatemala-poet-stub