About Carmen Alardín
Lived 1933 – 2014 (aged 80). Carmen Alardín was a Mexican poet and writer.
Carmen Alardín (5 July 1933 – 10 May 2014) was a Mexican poet. She was known for her poems such as La violencia del otoño (The Violence of Fall) and No pude detener los elefantes (You Can't Detain Elephants). Alardín specialized in German literature. She studied at National Autonomous University of Mexico.
Works El canto frágil (1951) Pórtico labriego (1953) Celda de viento (1957) Después del sueño (1960) Todo se deja así (1964) No puede detener los elefantes (1971) Canto para un amor sin fe (1976) Entreacto (1982) La violencia del otoño (1984) La libertad inútil (1992) Caracol de río (2000) Miradas paralelas (2004)
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Who was Carmen Alardín?
Mexican poet (1933–2014)
When was Carmen Alardín born?
Carmen Alardín was born on 5 July 1933 in Tampico.
When did Carmen Alardín die?
Carmen Alardín died on 10 May 2014 in Mexico City.
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Carmen Alardín was a poet and writer.
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Carmen Alardín was Mexican.
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