Julio Valle Castillo

Julio Valle Castillo (born August 10, 1952), was born in Masaya, Nicaragua. He is a Poet, painter, and a literature, and art.

Julio Valle Castillo
BornAugust 10, 1952
Masaya, Nicaragua
Pen nameJVC
Occupationpoet, painter, essayist, literary critic, piedrero and art critic
Nationality Nicaraguan

Early life and career

Valle-Castillo studied Hispanic Language and Literature at the National Autonomous University in Mexico.[1] Valle-Castillo began publishing his poems in Pablo Antonio Cuadra's newspaper supplement, "La Prensa Literaria", in the 1970s.[2] Valle-Castillo later published his first book in 1977, "Las Armas Iniciales". Valle-Castillo, along with Mayra Jiménez,[3] served as editor of "Poesía Libre", a monthly publication published during the Sandinista government.[4]

As of 2006, Julio Valle-Castillo served as the director of the Instituto Nicaragüense de Cultura (INC) (Nicaraguan Institute of Culture).[5]

Literary works
Published[6]
  • Las armas iniciales (1977)
  • Las primeras notas del laúd (1977)
  • Formas migratorias (1979)
  • Materia jubilosa (1986)
  • Ronda tribal para el nacimiento de Sandino (1981)
  • Con los pasos cantados (1998)
Poetry
  • Poetas modernistas de Nicaragua (1978)
  • Rimbaud entre nosotros (1993)
  • Poesía francesa / Traducciones nicaragüenses (1993);
  • Hija del día / Artes poéticas nicaragüenses (1994);
  • Nicaragua: cuentos escogidos (1998)
  • Cuentos nicaragüenses (2002)
Essays
  • El inventario del paraíso (1986)
  • La catedral de León de Nicaragua (2000)
  • Las humanidades de la poesía nicaragüense (2001)
Novel
  • Réquiem en Castilla del Oro (1966)

See also

References
  1. "Julio Valle Castillo" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-09-15. Retrieved 2007-09-20.
  2. Tünnermann Bernheim, Carlos. "Julio Valle - Castillo". El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-07-03. Retrieved 2007-09-20.
  3. Craven, David (2002). Art and revolution in Latin America, 1910-1990. Yale University Press. pp. 137. ISBN 0-300-08211-8.
  4. Whisnant, David E. (1995). Rascally signs in sacred places: the politics of culture in Nicaragua. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. p. 204. ISBN 0-8078-4523-X.
  5. Shade, Eunice. "Hay democratización en la cultura". El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
  6. Leonor González, Marta. "Julio Valle-Castillo, pajaritero mayor". La Prensa Litararia (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-08-23. Retrieved 2007-09-20.
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