Isabel Oliva i Prat

Isabel Oliva Prat (born 27 November 1924, Girona) is a Spanish poet in the Catalan language.

Biography Prat was born in Girona, and attended school there. Her father died shortly before the Spanish Civil War.

Prat became a teacher after graduating from Escola Normal de Mestres. Her first position was in Espolla, where she met Francisco Torrado, whom she married in 1950. The couple had three children. After Torrado died, Prat returned to education, working as a Catalan language teacher in Font de la Pólvora.

She studied Teaching and Music, and she worked as a teacher in several educational centers. Her father and uncle were music teachers and encouraged her from a young age to cultivate the art of music.

Prat was always a great fan of poetry, but did not begin to write and publish poetry of her own until after her retirement.