About Salvador Díaz Mirón
Lived 1853 – 1928 (aged 74). Salvador Díaz Mirón was a Mexican poet, writer, politician, journalist and member of parliament.
Salvador Díaz Mirón (December 14, 1853 – June 12, 1928) was a Mexican poet. He was born in the port city of Veracruz. His early verse, written in a passionate, romantic style, was influenced by Lord Byron and Victor Hugo. His later verse was more classical in mode. His poem, A Gloria, was influential. His 1901 volume Lascas ("Chips from a Stone") established Diaz Mirón as a precursor of modernismo. He worked as a journalist and teacher.
In the 1890s, he was incarcerated for 4 years for a murder.
Díaz Mirón died in Veracruz on June 12, 1928. His remains are interred at the Rotunda of Illustrious Persons in Mexico City.
Work The Mexican Parnassus (1886) Poetry (New York, 1895) Poems (Paris, 1900) Flakes (Xalapa, 1901 with several reprints) Poems (1918) Complete Poems (UNAM, with notes of Antonio Castro Leal, 1941) Collection of poems (UNAM 1953) Prosas (1954)
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Mexican poet (1853–1928)
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Salvador Díaz Mirón was born on 14 December 1853 in Veracruz.
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Salvador Díaz Mirón died on 12 June 1928 in Veracruz.
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Salvador Díaz Mirón was a poet, writer, politician, journalist and member of parliament.
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Salvador Díaz Mirón was Mexican.
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