| Eunice Odio | |
|---|---|
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| Born | (1919-10-18)October 18, 1919 San José, Costa Rica |
| Died | March 23, 1974(1974-03-23) (aged 54) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Pen name | Catalina Mariel |
| Occupation | Poet, Journalist, Educator |
| Period | 20th Century |
| Notable works | Los elementos terrestres, El tránsito de fuego |
| Spouse | Rodolfo Zanabria |
Eunice Odio (pseudonym, Catalina Mariel; October 18, 1919 – March 23, 1974) was a prominent Latin American poet known for her diverse body of work, including articles, essays, reflections, letters, short stories, and children's literature. She also held roles as a journalist and educator, teaching English and French.
She was born in San José, Costa Rica. Odio resided in various countries including Costa Rica, Mexico, Cuba, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and the United States during her lifetime. She gained Mexican citizenship through marriage to the painter Rodolfo Zanabria. She died in Mexico City, Mexico.
Selected works
- Los elementos terrestres, 1948
- Zona en territorio del alba, 1953
- El tránsito de fuego, 1957
- El rastro de las mariposas, 1970
- Territorio del alba y otros poemas, 1974
- Eunice Odio Antología, 1975
Translations
- The Fire's Journey, Part I: Integration of the Parents (Tavern Books, 2013)
- The Fire's Journey, Part II: Creation of Myself (Tavern Books, 2015)
- The Fire's Journey, Part III: The Cathedral's Work (Tavern Books, 2018)
- The Fire's Journey, Part IV: The Return (Tavern Books, 2019)
References
- O'neal Coto, Katzy (2012). "Obra poética de Eunice Odio resurge entre la crítica". Universidad de Costa Rica. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- Tapscott, Stephen (1996). Twentieth-Century Latin American Poetry: A Bilingual Anthology. University of Texas Press. pp. 282–. ISBN 978-0-292-78140-5.
- Chaves, José Ricardo (7 April 2013). "El laberinto de Eunice Odio". La Nacion (in Spanish). San José, Costa Rica. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
External links
- Eunice Odio recorded at the Library of Congress for the Hispanic Division’s audio literary archive on December 19, 1961
- Toward a Poetry & Poetics of the Americas (23): Eunice Odio, from The Fire’s Journey. Poems and Poetics, 27 December 2019
- 1919 births
- 1974 deaths
- Writers from San José, Costa Rica
- 20th-century Costa Rican poets
- Costa Rican women short story writers
- Costa Rican short story writers
- Costa Rican journalists
- Costa Rican people of Italian descent
- Costa Rican emigrants to Mexico
- Costa Rican expatriates in Cuba
- Costa Rican expatriates in the United States
- Costa Rican expatriates in Guatemala
- Costa Rican expatriates in Nicaragua
- Costa Rican women journalists
- Costa Rican women poets
- Costa Rican women essayists
- Costa Rican essayists
- 20th-century women educators
- 20th-century translators
- 20th-century short story writers
- 20th-century essayists
- 20th-century Costa Rican writers
- 20th-century Costa Rican women writers
- Costa Rican Theosophists
- 20th-century journalists