Stella Sierra

Stella Sierra (5 July 1917 – 19 October 1997) was a Panamanian poet and prose writer. Her works centred mainly on love, nature and the joys of living.

Biography Born in Aguadulce on 5 July 1917,

After teaching for an extended period in various secondary schools, she became deputy director of the Education Ministry's Department of Culture from 1946 to 1951. She travelled to Spain, where her work was highly acclaimed, as well as to various Latin-American countries and the United States. She also contributed to Panamanian literary journals including Mundo Gráfico and Épocas. From 1951 to 1980, she frequently judged the poetry submissions for the Ricardo Miró literature awards.

Works Sierra's poetry revolves around two main themes: love and nature. Her works include:

1942: Sinfonía Jubilosa en doce sonetos, poetry 1944: Canciones de Mar y Luna, poetry 1947: Libre y Cautiva, poetry 1948: Palabras sobre poesía, poetry 1949: Cinco poemas, poetry 1948: Palabras sobre poesía, essay 1965: Presencia del recuerdo, poetry 1969: Agua Dulce, childhood memoirs