Erick Blandón

Erick Blandón Guevara (born 1951) at the University of Texas at El Paso. In his youth, he participated in student protests to overthrow the dictatorship of the Somoza family.

He began his literary career with the publication of the poetry collection Aladrarivo in 1975, followed by Juegos prohibidos (1982) and Las maltratadas palabras (1990). His poetry often features homoerotic exaltation of classical warriors such as Alexander the Great, Achilles, and Patroclus.

His essay work focuses on cultural deconstruction in Nicaragua, particularly in books such as Barroco descalzo: Coloniality, Sexuality, Gender and Race in the Construction of Cultural Hegemony in Nicaragua (2003). Within this same line of study, he examined the life and work of the Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío in his book Discursos transversales: La recepción de Rubén Darío en Nicaragua (2011), reissued in 2016 under the title Rubén Darío: un cisne entre gavilanes.

Works Poetry Aladrarivo (1975) Juegos prohibidos (1982) Las maltratadas palabras (1990)

Narrative Misterios gozosos (1994), short stories Vuelo de cuervos (1997), novel

Essays Barroco descalzo: Coloniality, Sexuality, Gender and Race in the Construction of Cultural Hegemony in Nicaragua (2003) Discursos transversales: The Reception of Rubén Darío in Nicaragua (2011)