Benito Pastoriza Iyodo | |
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| Born | December 14, 1954 Humacao, Puerto Rico |
| Died | August 8, 2022 Edinburg, Texas (aged 67) |
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| Genre | Literary Fiction, Poetry, Poetics |
Benito Pastoriza Iyodo (14 December 1954 – 8 August 2022) was an author of poetry, poetics, fiction, and literary articles.[1] The themes of his literary works included man's evolution from childhood to adulthood, examination of self, the precipices of culture and its rituals, violence in the cities, examination of stereotypes, the constructs of communication, gender roles and sexuality, education systems and racism, exploitation and the manifestation of exclusion through political and economic powers.[2]
His oeuvre is manifested in multiple books: at least five collections of poetry, a novel, and two books of short stories. Three books of poetry and one volume of short stories have been published in bilingual editions (the original Spanish and English). The author's poems and short stories have been included in anthologies and journals published in the United States, Latin America and Spain.[3]
- ^ Davis, Bradley Warren. "Against the Current: Identity and Social Consciousness in the Poetry of Benito Pastoriza Iyodo." Poesía hispana en los Estados Unidos. Osan, Ana M., ed. Madrid, Spain: Asociación de Licenciados y Doctores Españoles en Estados Unidos (ALDEEU), 2011, pp. 275-291. ISBN 9780983650805.
- ^ García, Heidi Ann. "Review: Pastoriza Iyodo, Benito. Cuestión de hombres. Bronx: Latino Press 1996. 79 pp. ISBN 1-884912-08-7." Chasqui: Revista de Literatura Latinoamericana, Vol. 35, Num. 2, Nov. 2006, pp. 157-161.
- ^ Author Biographies, Hispanic Culture Review, Vol. XXV, 2018-2019, p. 74. https://issuu.com/osmgmu/docs/hispanic_culture_review_2018-2019_w