María Raquel Adler

María Raquel Adler (c. 1900 – 28 July 1974) was an Argentine Catholic mystic and religious poet.

Biography Adler was originally born on a boat to Jewish immigrant parents of German and Romanian origins. Her mother gave birth to her on a return trip from Europe.

Adler taught French at the La Plata Normal School and Spanish in other educational centers in Argentina. She dedicated her literary career to Jesus Christ. She was the fourth and first female Argentine writer to be nominated for such an honor.

Publications

Poetry Collections Revelación (1922) Místicas (1923) Cantos de Raquel (1925) La divina tortura (1927) De Israel a Cristo (1933) Buenos Aires, ciudad y poesía (1936) Sonetos de Dios (1937) Cancion del hombre y la ola (1938) Llave del cielo (1943) Veneración (1950) El libro de los siete sellos (1957)

Essays Pan bajado del cielo (1934) De la tierra al cielo (1936)