Ricardo Jaimes Freyre (May 12, 1868 – April 24, 1933) was a Peruvian-born Bolivian poet.

Background and early years

Born in Tacna, Peru on May 12, 1868, his

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-influenced verse, which frequently took advantage of

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forms, was important in the development of Latin American modernism. Freyre spent much of his time abroad, especially in Tucumán, Argentina, teaching literature at the Padres Lourdistas' Secondary School.

Collaboration with Rubén Darío

He founded, in collaboration with

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the "short-lived but influential" review ''Revista de América''.Echevarría, Roberto González & Enrique Pupo-Walker. ''The Cambridge History of Latin American Literature.'' Page 53. Cambridge University Press, 1996. His works were also influenced by Norse mythology.

Death

Freyre died in Banfield, Argentina on April 24, 1933.

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Biography and selection of poems
Bolivian male poets 1868 births 1933 deaths Foreign ministers of Bolivia Peruvian emigrants Immigrants to Bolivia {{Bolivia-poet-stub