María Elvira Lacaci

María Elvira Lacaci Morris (1916-9 March 1997) was a Spanish Galician poet. She was the first woman to win the Premio Adonáis de Poesía.

María Elvira Lacaci
Born	María Elvira Lacaci Morris 1916 Ferrol, Spain
Died	9 March 1997(1997-03-09) (aged 80–81) Madrid, Spain

Biography

Lacaci won the Adonais Prize in 1956 (the first woman to receive it) for Voz humana (Human Voice) and the Premio de la Crítica de poesía castellana in 1964. Her work is framed in post-war social poetry. Other works of the poet are Humana voz (1957), Sonido de Dios (1962) y Al este de la ciudad (1963).

She died in her residence in Madrid on 9 March 1997.[1][2]

Style

Lacaci wrote poetry from a young age. In her work, social issues were of great importance, as well as religious issues.[3]

Works

Poetry

• Humana voz (1957)
• Sonido de Dios (1962)
• Al este de la ciudad (1963)
• Molinillo de papel (1967)
• Tom y Jim (1966)
• El rey Baltasar (1965)
• Molinillos de papel (1967)

Stories

• La instancia (1967)
• Pequeño bazar

References

1. "Poesía Española Contemporánea - María Elvira Lacaci (1916-1997)".
2. País, Ediciones El (1997-03-10). "Fallece en Madrid a los 81 años la poetisa María Elvira Lacaci". El País.
3. "Poesías religiosas de Elvira Lacaci".