Ignacio Lasso (1911–1943) was an

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poet born in

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. He was the mentor and founder of the magazine of the poets of Elan, a group integrated by Ecuadorian poets born between 1905 and 1920. He collaborated with several magazines of his time. Benjamin Carrión said of Lasso in 1937: "In spite of his brave incursions of high poetic value, Lasso is a poet with an American mind and European sensitivity. His legacy is more in line with the poets of ULISES in

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. We can clearly see the influence of the poet

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”.

Bibliography

*Escafandra (Quito, 1934) *Ensayo y poesía (Quito, 1957) *Indice de la poesía ecuatoriana contemporánea (

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, 1937) *Los de Elan y una voz grande (

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, s.f.) *Poesía viva del Ecuador (Quito, 1990) 1911 births 1943 deaths Writers from Quito 20th-century Ecuadorian poets {{Ecuador-writer-stub