Virginia Brindis de Salas (1908–1958) was a poet

Poet

A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...

 of the black community of Uruguay

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

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Background

Brindis de Salas was an active contributor to the black artistic journal Nuestra Raza. Her writings made her, along with Pilar Barrios

Pilar Barrios

Pilar Barrios was an important poet of the black community of Uruguay. He¹ demonstrated in his poetry an understanding of the class-based racism in his society, and expressed hope that this could be overturned by the development of a racial consciousness and renovation of education...

, one of the few published Uruguayan women poets.

Poetry collections

Brindis de Salas published two collections of poetry. Pregon de Marimorena was issued in 1946. In 1949 she issued Cien Carceles de Amor.