Rosamel Del Valle

Rosamel del Valle, known primarily as a poet and essayist inRosamel del Valle, known primarily as a poet and essayist in Latin America, came to New York from Chile as a United Nati Latin America, came to New York from Chile as a United Nations official in 1946. He contributed regularly to Spanish-laons official in 1946. He contributed regularly to Spanish-language periodicals, writing about life in New York, literarynguage periodicals, writing about life in New York, literary landmarks, and...See more

Rosamel del Valle, known primarily as a poet and essayist inRosamel del Valle, known primarily as a poet and essayist in Latin America, came to New York from Chile as a United Nati Latin America, came to New York from Chile as a United Nations official in 1946. He contributed regularly to Spanish-laons official in 1946. He contributed regularly to Spanish-language periodicals, writing about life in New York, literarynguage periodicals, writing about life in New York, literary landmarks, and American writers, for whom he expressed a ne landmarks, and American writers, for whom he expressed a near veneration. He married a French-Canadian co-worker, Th r ar veneration. He married a French-Canadian co-worker, Th r se Dulac, in 1948 and after his retirement returned with herse Dulac, in 1948 and after his retirement returned with her in 1963 to Santiago, where he died in 1965. Anna Balakian i in 1963 to Santiago, where he died in 1965. Anna Balakian is Professor and former Chairman of the Department of Comparas Professor and former Chairman of the Department of Comparative Literature at New York University. Among her many writitive Literature at New York University. Among her many writings are several books on Surrealism, including "Surrealism: ngs are several books on Surrealism, including "Surrealism: the Road to the Absolute", and a critical biography of Andr the Road to the Absolute", and a critical biography of Andr Breton. Breton. See less