The Puerto Rican Literature Project

José A. Balseiro,  poet, novelist, and essayist, was born in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico on August 23, 1900. He moved to study in Madrid, Spain in 1922 where he met Miguel de Unamuno. His publications include Al rumor de la fuente (1922), Las palomas de Eros (1921), and La copa de Anacreonte (1924) as well as his books of essays, El vigía; ensayos de crítica literaria y musical (1925 to 1956), which received the Hispano-American Prize from the Royal Spanish Academy; Modern Spanish novelists (1933), and Six studies on Rubén Darío (1967). The Institute of Puerto Rican Literature awarded Balseiro the prize for journalism in 1952.

Works Cited

“Balseiro, José A.”. BiografíasPR, 1996-2002, www.lexjuris.com/biografias/buscar/biografias.asp?search=ayuda. Search “Balseiro”.