Luz Machado
Luz Machado (Ciudad Bolívar, February 3, 1916 – August 11, 1999, pseudonym: Ágata Cruz) was a Venezuelan political activist, journalist and poet.{{cite web |title=Machado, Luz (1916-1999) |url=https://datos.bne.es/persona/XX1286642.html |website=bne.es |access-date=25 February 2023 |language=es}} She founded the Circle of Venezuelan Writers (Círculo Escritores de Venezuela) and was a member of Bolivarian Society (Sociedad Bolivariana). She is a recipient of the National Prize for Literature.
Books
- Ronda
- Variaciones en tono de amor
- Vaso de resplandor
- Canto al Orinoco
- Sonetos nobles y sentimentales
- Sonetos a la sombra de Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
- Retratos y tormentos
- Crónicas sobre Guayana
Prizes
- Medalla de Plata, Asociación de Escritores Venezolanos.
- Premio Nacional de Literatura de Venezuela, 1987.
- Orden Francisco Miranda, 1993
References
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External links
- {{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20090417032432/http://www.poemasyrelatos.com/biografias_escritores/m/030_machado_luz_venezolana.php Poemas y relatos: Biografía Luz Machado]
- {{in lang|es}} [http://www.prometeodigital.org/SIEMPRE_MACHADOLUZ.htm Prometeo digital: siempre Luz Machado]
- {{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20090416201248/http://www.analitica.com/bitblioteca/rarraizlucca/luz_machado.asp Analítica: Luz Machado]
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