Minerva Bloom was a

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and nature photographer born in 1959 in Tinguindin,

Michoacán Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo, is one of the 31 states which, together with Mexico City, compose the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The stat ...

a small town nestled in the Sierra Madre Mountains of Mexico. She had living and is a citizen of the US, since 1983 and writes poetry both in English and her native Spanish language. She lived in the state of Florida. Minerva Bloom published books of photography, poetry, and naval history, and contributed for several international poetry and art anthologies. In the years 1999 and 2000 she worked with Nobel Prize candidate Marcia Theophilo in the translation of selected poems. Her

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has been chosen by several international poetry authors for their book covers. On the Internet, her contributions can be found at several journals and literary zines dedicated to the art of

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and

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. Minerva Bloom died February 20, 2018.

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Mexican women poets English-language haiku poets Writers from Michoacán 2018 deaths 1959 births {{mexico-poet-stub