Jorge Rojas (poet)

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Jorge Rojas (* 1911 in Santa Rosa de Viterbo , Boyacá ; † 1995 ) was a Colombian poet.

Rojas studied economics and law in Bogotá. His lyrics were influenced by Juan Ramón Jiménez . He founded the group Piedra y cielo , who u. a. Also Eduardo Carranza belonged.

The Rosa de Agua sonnet collection is considered to be Roja's main work . Composers such as Luis Antonio Escobar and Gilardo Gilardi set his poems to music.

Works

  • La ciudad sumergida , 1939
  • La forma de su huida , 1939
  • Rosa de agua , 1941
  • Soledades I , 1949
  • Soledades II , 1965
  • Cárcel de amor , 1976
  • El libro de las tredécimas , 1991
  • Huellas , 1993
  • Facetas , 1995
personal data
SURNAME Rojas, Jorge
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Colombian lyric poet
DATE OF BIRTH 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH Santa Rosa de Viterbo , Boyacá
DATE OF DEATH 1995