Nydia Lamarque

Nydia Lamarque (1906–1982) was an Argentine poet. In addition to publishing several books of poetry, she was a lawyer, activist, and translator. She was associated with the socialism and feminism movements.

Biography

Early life Lamarque was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and was of partial French descent on her father's side. At age 12, she began writing poetry. In 1927, she published . In 1930, her third work, , was published. She published in 1950, and in 1951.

Law career Lamarque worked as a defense attorney and was hired by the Red International Association.

Socialism and feminism Lamarque was involved in Boedo, a "vanguard writers' group," and was a member of Buenos Aires. She served as president of the Argentine Antiwar Committee and organized the Latin American Antiwar Conference in March 1933. He dedicated his poetry collection, Fervor of Buenos Aires, to Lamarque.

In Literatura Argentina Contemporanea, literary critic Juan Pinto referred to Lamarque as "the poetess with the most masculine voice of our literature."