Julieta Dobles Yzaguirre (born 1 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.
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Born | Julieta Dobles Yzaguirre (1943-03-01) 1 March 1943 (age 79) San José, Costa Rica |
Occupation | Poet, writer, educator |
Literary movement | Círculo de Poetas Costarricenses |
Notable works | Reloj de siempre (1965) El peso vivo (1968) Hojas furtivas (2007) |
Children | 5 |
Julieta Dobles Yzaguirre was born on 1 March 1943 in San José, Costa Rica.[1] Her mother, Ángela Yzaguirre, was a teacher and an unpublished poet.[2] Dobles completed her studies at the University of Costa Rica, where she studied philology and linguistics.[3] She also received a master's degree in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]
Dobles 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.[5]
In 1977, she signed the Transcendentalist Manifesto alongside Laureano Albán, Carlos Francisco Monge and Ronald Bonilla.[6][better source needed]
Her 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).[7]
Dobles is a five-time winner of the Premio Nacional Aquileo J. Echeverría for poetry, winning the prize in 1968, 1977, 1992, 1997, and 2003. She has also won the Premio Editorial Costa Rica 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 its Magón National Prize for Culture.[7][8]
Dobles has five children and five grandchildren.[3]
Her published works include:[5]
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