Alfredo Espino

Alfredo Espino (1900–August 1928) was a poet from El Salvador.^[1][2] Born in Ahuachapán, his only book is Jícaras Tristes (Sad Vessels), a collection of 96 poems. It is one of the most published books of poetry in El Salvador. Espino died in San Salvador. His poetry has been described as part of the El Salvadoran development of costumbrismo.^[3]

References

1. Verity Smith (26 March 1997). Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature. Routledge. p. 288. ISBN 1-135-31424-1.
2. John Beverley; Marc Zimmerman (1990). Literature and Politics in the Central American Revolutions. University of Texas Press. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-292-74672-5.
3. Verity Smith (14 January 2014). Concise Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature. Routledge. p. 237. ISBN 978-1-135-96026-1.

External links

• Alfredo Espino at www.palabravirtual.com
• Bio
• CUSCATLAN at www.cuscatla.com