Born: 1941, Cuba
Died: NA
Country most active: United States
Also known as: NA
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Eliana Rivero was born in Artemisa, Cuba in 1941. She is the author of numerous works of literary criticism focusing on Latin American literature, as well as the author of four books of poetry, including De cal y arena (Of Limestone and Sand) (1975), Cuerpos breves (Brief Bodies) (1975), and Collected poems of Eliana Rivero (2005). Rivero came to the U.S. to study in 1958, at the age of seventeen, and she immigrated permanently in 1961. Rivero is also coeditor of Telling to Live: Latina Feminist Testimonios (2001), Infinite Divisions: An Anthology of Chicana Literature (1995), and Siete poetas (1977). Her other works include a bilingual collection of essays, Discursos desde la diáspora (Diaspora Discourses) (2005). Rivero was adjunct Professor of Women’s Studies and Latin American Studies at the University of Arizona-Tuscon and is currently a Professor Emerita in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, where she taught Latin American literature and US Latino literature for over forty years. Dr. Rivero currently lives in Tucson, Arizona.
Eliana Rivero nació en Artemisa, Cuba en 1941. Migró a Estados Unidos en 1958 a la edad de diecisiete años, y de forma permanente en 1961. Es autora de varios de libros de crítica literaria, y también de cuatro libros de poesía, entre ellos De cal y arena (1975), Cuerpos breves (1975), and Collected poems of Eliana Rivero (2005). Es autora también de numerosos libros de ensayo, entre ellos Discursos desde la diáspora (2005). Adicionalmente a sus obras, fue también coeditora de publicaciones como Infinite Divisions: An Anthology of Chicana Literature (Divisiones infinitas: Una antología de poesía Chicana) (1995), and Siete poetas (1977). Rivero sirvió como profesora de estudios de género y de literatura latinoamericana en la universidad de Arizona-Tuzcon, y actualmente es profesora emérita del Departamento de español y portugués de la misma universidad. Vive en Tuscon, Arizona.