Etnairis Rivera
Etnairis Rivera was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1949. She belongs to the Poetic Generation of 1975. She wrote from an early age, publishing her first poems in the literary press at age 15. Her poetry has been translated into English, French and Portuguese, and published in various anthologies and magazines of Puerto Rican and international poetry. Rivera writes stories, essays, and scripts for cultural television programs. She is Professor of Hispanic Literature at the University of Puerto Rico. Rivera has published the books of poems: Wydondequiera, 1974; María Mar Moriviví, 1976; Canto de la Pachamama, 1976; The day of the pollen, 1981; Ariadna del Agua, 1989; Between cities and almost paradises, 1995; The journey of kisses, Of the flower of the sea and death, 2000; Intervenidos (anti-war poems dedicated to the struggle of the people of Vieques, 2003).
