Julieta Dobles

Julieta Dobles Yzaguirre (born 1 March 1943) is a Costa Rican poet, writer, and educator. She is a five-time winner of the Aquileo J. Echeverría Award and received the Magón National Prize for Culture in 2013.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Dobles and the second or maternal family name is Yzaguirre.

Julieta Dobles
BornJulieta Dobles Yzaguirre
(1943-03-01) 1 March 1943
San José, Costa Rica
OccupationPoet, writer, educator
Literary movementCírculo de Poetas Costarricenses
Notable worksReloj de siempre (1965)
El peso vivo (1968)
Hojas furtivas (2007)
Children5

Biography

Julieta Dobles Yzaguirre was born on 1 March 1943 in San José, Costa Rica.[1] Her mother, Ángela Yzaguirre, was a teacher and an unpublished poet.[2] Dobles completed her studies at the University of Costa Rica, where she studied philology and linguistics.[3] She also received a master's degree in Hispanic philology, specializing in Hispanic American literature, from Stony Brook University.[4]

Dobles is a professor of secondary education, as well as a professor of literature, communication, and language, at the Escuela de Estudios Generales at the University of Costa Rica. She has also coordinated various workshops on literature there. She has been a member of the Academia Costarricense de la Lengua since 2006.[5]

In 1977, she signed the Transcendentalist Manifesto alongside Laureano Albán, Carlos Francisco Monge and Ronald Bonilla.[6]

Her poems and articles have been published in various journals and magazines, including the poems Reloj de siempre (1965), El peso vivo (1968), Hojas furtivas (2007).[7]

Awards

Dobles is a five-time winner of the Premio Nacional Aquileo J. Echeverría for poetry, winning the prize in 1968, 1977, 1992, 1997, and 2003. She has also won the Premio Editorial Costa Rica in 1975 and the runners-up' prize of the Premio Adonáis de Poesía in 1981.[8]

In 2013, the Costa Rican Ministry of Culture and Youth awarded Dobles its Magón National Prize for Culture.[7][8]

Personal life

Dobles has five children and five grandchildren.[3]

Bibliography

Her published works include:[5]

  • Reloj de siempre (1965)
  • El peso vivo (1968)
  • Los pasos terrestres (1976)
  • Hora de lejanías (1982)
  • Los delitos de Pandora (1987)
  • Una viajera demasiado azul (1990)
  • Amar en Jerusalén (1992)
  • Costa Rica poema a poema (1997)
  • Poemas para arrepentidos (2003)
  • Las casas de la memoria (2005)
  • Fuera de álbum (2005)
  • Hojas furtivas (2007)
  • Cartas a Camila (with Laureano Albán, 2007)
  • Trampas al tiempo (2015)
  • Poemas del esplendor (2016)

References
  1. "Julieta Dobles, poeta costarricense" [Julieta Dobles, Costa Rican poet]. Antología de poesía universal. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  2. "Diez escritos reviven al Rubén Darío entrañable" [Ten writings resurrect the endearing Rubén Darío]. La Nación (in Spanish). 7 February 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  3. "Poet Julieta Dobles Yzaguirre wins Magón Award". The Tico Times. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  4. Rodríguez Chaverri, Camilo (15 September 2003). "Julieta Dobles. Las Casas de su Memoria". ArtStudio Magazine (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  5. "Julieta Dobles Yzaguirre" (in Spanish). Academia Costarricense de la Lengua. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  6. Silva, Carlos (14 September 2018). "Costa Rican Literature: Rich in Content and Still Flourishing". The Costa Rica News. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  7. "Julieta Dobles Yzaguirre". Dirección de Cultura (in Spanish). Ministerio de Cultura y Juventud. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  8. Miranda, Yendry (20 January 2014). "Julieta Dobles es la ganadora del Premio Nacional de Cultura Magón 2013" [Julieta Dobles is the winner of the 2013 Magón National Prize for Culture]. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2019.
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