Claribel Alegría

Poet & Novelist

(1924 – 2018) · Central America

Nicaraguan-Salvadoran poet and novelist who chronicled the political violence and social upheaval of Central America in the 20th century. Her poetry collection Flores del volcán and her testimony Luisa in Realityland are central works in Latin American literature. She was a lifelong advocate for human rights and the Sandinista revolution.