Luz Machado

Luz Machado

Luz Machado (Ciudad Bolívar, February 3, 1916 – August 11, 1999, pseudonym: Ágata Cruz) was a Venezuelan political activist, journalist and poet.^[1] 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

1. "Machado, Luz (1916-1999)". bne.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 February 2023.

External links

• (in Spanish) Poemas y relatos: Biografía Luz Machado
• (in Spanish) Prometeo digital: siempre Luz Machado
• (in Spanish) Analítica: Luz Machado