José Pedroni
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José Bartholomew Pedroni Fantino (September 21, 1899 - 4 February 1968) was an Argentine
poet.
, son of Gaspar Pedroni and Felisa Fantino. However, his place of residence for most of his life was the city of Esperanza
in the same province of Santa Fe, his adopted and which writes most part of his poetic work.
He married Elena Chautemps on 27 March 1920. They had four children. His last child and only daughter, Ana Maria Pedroni is also a writer living in Guatemala
.
His death by cardiac decompensation, took him by surprise in the city of Mar del Plata
province of Buenos Aires
, Argentina
in 1968.
, the city chosen by him, is a colony of immigrants from Swiss, German, French, Belgian and Luxembourg, founded in 1856, on 8 September. On this epic and its characters colonizing the poet expresses in his book "Monsieur Jachin", released in 1956 to celebrate the centenary of the founding of the City of Hope.
, whose community has honored and remembered on many occasions. In 1999, on the occasion of the centenary of his birth, on 21 September, a Tribute Committee carries out various activities to remember the poet. In particular, a special publication of the newspaper "The West Settler" by Esperanza, developed by Professor Muller Nelly Morandi which chronicles his life through his own poetic work, enriching the story with multiple photographic images that reflect different stages of the life of José Pedroni, from his private collection which were presented by the poet's family.
José Pedroni Website
Argentina
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poet.
Biography
José Pedroni was born in the city of Gálvez, Santa Fe province in ArgentinaArgentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, son of Gaspar Pedroni and Felisa Fantino. However, his place of residence for most of his life was the city of Esperanza
Esperanza
Esperanza may refer to:* Esperanza , also known as John Rose House, is a historic home located at Jerusalem in Yates County, New York* Esperanza Fire, a wind driven arson fire that started in a river wash near Cabazon, California...
in the same province of Santa Fe, his adopted and which writes most part of his poetic work.
He married Elena Chautemps on 27 March 1920. They had four children. His last child and only daughter, Ana Maria Pedroni is also a writer living in Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
.
His death by cardiac decompensation, took him by surprise in the city of Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is the second largest city of Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" had apparently the sense of "sea of the Río de la Plata region" or "adjoining sea to the Río de la Plata"...
province of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
in 1968.
Hope, a colony of European immigrants
EsperanzaEsperanza
Esperanza may refer to:* Esperanza , also known as John Rose House, is a historic home located at Jerusalem in Yates County, New York* Esperanza Fire, a wind driven arson fire that started in a river wash near Cabazon, California...
, the city chosen by him, is a colony of immigrants from Swiss, German, French, Belgian and Luxembourg, founded in 1856, on 8 September. On this epic and its characters colonizing the poet expresses in his book "Monsieur Jachin", released in 1956 to celebrate the centenary of the founding of the City of Hope.
Poetic work
His early poems are published in 1920 and between their rich poetic work corresponds to emphasize "La gota de agua" ("The drop of water") (1923), "Gracia plena" ("Grace Full") (1925), "Poemas y palabras" ("Poems and words") (1935), "Diez Mujeres" ("Ten Womens") (1937), "El pan nuestro" ("The bread and butter") (1941), "Nueve cantos" ("Nine songs") (1944), "Monsieur Jaquín" (1956), "Cantos del hombre" ("Songs of Man") y "Canto a Cuba" ("Singing to Cuba") (1960), "La hoja voladora" ("flying leaf") (1961), "El nivel y su lágrima" ("The level and tear") (1963).Centenary of his birth
It has always been considered the highest literary figure of the city of Santa Fe EsperanzaEsperanza
Esperanza may refer to:* Esperanza , also known as John Rose House, is a historic home located at Jerusalem in Yates County, New York* Esperanza Fire, a wind driven arson fire that started in a river wash near Cabazon, California...
, whose community has honored and remembered on many occasions. In 1999, on the occasion of the centenary of his birth, on 21 September, a Tribute Committee carries out various activities to remember the poet. In particular, a special publication of the newspaper "The West Settler" by Esperanza, developed by Professor Muller Nelly Morandi which chronicles his life through his own poetic work, enriching the story with multiple photographic images that reflect different stages of the life of José Pedroni, from his private collection which were presented by the poet's family.
José Pedroni Blog & Website
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