Julieta Dobles

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
(1943-03-11) 11 March 1943 (age 81)
San José, Costa Rica
OccupationPoet, writer, educator
Notable worksReloj de siempre (1965)
El peso vivo (1968)
Hojas furtivas (2007)
Spouse
​
(divorced)​
Children5

Julieta Dobles Yzaguirre (born 11 March 1943) is a Costa Rican poet, writer, and educator. She is a five-time winner of the Aquileo J. Echeverría Award [es] and received the Magón National Prize for Culture in 2013.

Biography

Julieta Dobles Yzaguirre was born on 11 March 1943 in San José, Costa Rica.[1] Her mother, Ángela Yzaguirre, was a teacher and an unpublished poet.[2] Dobles completed her studies at the University of Costa Rica, where she studied philology and linguistics.[3] She also received a master's degree in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] Following her education, she joined the Círculo de Poetas (Circle of Poets), where she was first taught by Jorge Debravo and Laureano Albán.[1]

In 1977, she signed the Transcendentalist Manifesto (Spanish: Manifiesto trascendentalista) alongside Laureano Albán, Carlos Francisco Monge and Ronald Bonilla.[5][better source needed]

Doble's 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).[6] She 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.[7]

Awards

Dobles is a five-time winner of the Premio Nacional Aquileo J. Echeverría [es] in Poetry (1968, 1977, 1992, 1997, and 2003). She was awarded the Premio Editorial Costa Rica [es] 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 the Magón National Prize for Culture.[1][8]

Personal life

Dobleswas married to poet Laureano Albán from 1967 to 2001.[1] They had five children, and worked on several books together.[1][3]

Bibliography

Her published works include:[7]

  • 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. ^ a b c d e Chaves Espinach, Fernando (21 January 2014). "Julieta Dobles, la niña más grande de la poesía tica". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  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. ^ a b "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. ^ Silva, Carlos (14 September 2018). "Costa Rican Literature: Rich in Content and Still Flourishing". The Costa Rica News. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Julieta Dobles Yzaguirre". Dirección de Cultura (in Spanish). Ministerio de Cultura y Juventud. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Julieta Dobles Yzaguirre" (in Spanish). Academia Costarricense de la Lengua. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  8. ^ a b 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.