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Pedro Julio Mir Valentín (3 June 1913, San Pedro de Macorís – 11 July 2000, Santo Domingo) was a Dominican poet and writer, named Poet Laureate of the Dominican Republic by Congress in 1984, and a member of the generation of "Independent poets of the 1940s" in Dominican poetry.
7 Jul 2024 · Pedro Mir (born June 3, 1913, San Pedro de Macorís, Dom.Rep.—died July 11, 2000, Santo Domingo) was a Dominican poet, whose poems celebrate the working class and examine aspects of his country’s painful past, including colonialism, slavery, and dictatorship.
Pedro Julio Mir Valentín (San Pedro de Macorís, 3 de marzo de 1913-Santo Domingo, 11 de julio del 2000) fue un escritor dominicano perteneciente a la generación de los Independientes del 40, declarado Poeta Nacional de la República Dominicana por el Congreso Nacional en 1984. Se le conoce como uno de los poetas dominicanos más destacados.
Pedro Mir was the official poet laureate of the Dominican Republic from the early 1980s until his death in 2000. He continues to be revered among both literary and non-literary readers in virtually all sectors of Dominican society.
Pedro Mir (1913–2000) is recognized as the Dominican Republic's foremost literary figure of the twentieth century. Since publishing his first poems in 1937, he sought through literature to place the Caribbean experience in global historical perspective.
24 Okt 2023 · Learn about Pedro Mir, a towering figure in Dominican literature who wrote about social inequality, identity, and the human condition. Explore his life, style, themes, and legacy through his poems and references.
6 Jul 2021 · Read four poems by Pedro Mir, the former poet laureate of the Dominican Republic, translated by Jonathan Cohen. Explore his lyricism, eroticism, and social engagement in his 1969 collection, Poemas de buen amor . . . y a veces de fantasía.
