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Rafael Matos Bernier

1881-1939

Written by Iván Brave

Translated from the Spanish by Iván Brave

Rafael Matos Bernier was born in 1881 and died in 1939. He was a poet, playwright, and, like his brother, Félix Matos Bernier, was also a journalist. His poetic work includes “Simbolismos,” “Acuarela lírica,” “Luz de Dios,” “Caridad,” “Fervorosa,” among many more.

Works Cited

Rivera de Álvarez, Josefina y Manuel Álvarez Nazario. Antología general de la literatura puertorriqueña. Ediciones Partenón, Madrid, 1982.

Rosa-Nieves, Cesáreo. Aguinaldo lírico. San Juan, 1957, p. 449.