Roberto Sosa

Born in Yoro, Honduras in 1930, Roberto Sosa's childhood coincides with the dictatorship of Tiburcio Carias Andino, a period of severe political repression. Perhaps because of this, he didn't publish his first book until he was nearly thirty. After Los pobres (1969) won the Adonais Prize in Spain vis mere and Un mundo para todos dividido (1971) won the Casa de las Americas Prize in Cuba, Sosa became recognized as a major poetic talent in Latin America. His work is characterized by clarity and richness of language combined with an attack on privilege and oppression. He has published six books of poetry and three of prose vis mindre