Euler Granda (June 7, 1935 – February 22, 2018) was an Ecuadorian poet, writer, and psychiatrist.

Biography

Granda was born in

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, Ecuador, on June 7, 1935, to Aurora Espinoza and Ángel Polibio Granda. He was married to the poet Violeta Luna, with whom he had four children. After he and Luna divorced, he married Ximena Mendoza Párraga, also a poet. They had no children.

Career

Granda studied psychiatry at the

Central University of Ecuador The Central University of Ecuador ( es, Universidad Central del Ecuador) is a national university located in Quito, Ecuador and is the oldest and largest university in Ecuador, and one of the oldest in the Americas. The enrollment at Central Un ...

and the

University of Guayaquil The University of Guayaquil ( Spanish: ''Universidad de Guayaquil''), known colloquially as the ''Estatal'' (i.e., "the State niversity), is a public university in Guayaquil, Guayas Province, Ecuador. Estatal was founded in 1883. It is th ...

. Parallel to his studies in medicine, he also became interested in literature, particularly in poetry. Granda's poems often explored the human mental condition. In a (translated) interview with

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, Granda pointed out that "the poetry that I do in a certain way is surreal, that is, using elements and internal experiences of the human being. It's a huge advantage to have been a psychiatrist." Granda published 17 books during his lifetime.

Death

Granda died on February 22, 2018, at the age of 82.

Awards

* The Eugenio Espejo Prize in Literature (2009) * The "Jorge Luis Borges" Latin American Poetry Prize (1987) * First Place in

's "Ismael Pérez Pazmiño" Poetry Prize (1961)

Works

* ''El rostro de los días'' (1961) winner of the "Ismael Pérez Pazmiño" Poetry Prize * ''Voz desbordada'' (1963) * ''Etcétera, etcétera'' (1965) * ''El lado flaco'' (1968) * ''El cuerpo y los sucesos'' (1971) * ''La inutilmanía y otros nudos, Poesía y Un perro tocando la lira''

References

1935 births 2018 deaths 20th-century Ecuadorian poets 21st-century Ecuadorian poets People from Riobamba Ecuadorian male poets 20th-century male writers {{Ecuador-poet-stub