Rubén Darío

About

Nicaraguan poet who began the modernismo (Spanish modernism) movement in literature. His famous literary works include Prosas Profanas, Azul... , and Cantos de vida y esperanza.

Before Fame

He began reading when he was three years old and had published a poem by the time he was thirteen.

Trivia

He worked for a time as a journalist for a prominent Buenos Aires newspaper.

Family Life

He was married three times: to Rafaela Contreras, Rosario Murillo, and Francisca Sanchez del Pozo.

Associated With

His 1905 poem, "A Roosevelt," criticized American imperialism and was directed at President Theodore Roosevelt.