Author, poet, playwright, columnist, visual artist.
Marigloria Palma the pen name of Gloria María Pagán y Ferrer, a well known Puerto Rican author of various literary genres, including poetry, theater, short stories, novels, folklore, journalism.
She was born in Canóvanas, Puerto Rico, on September 6, 1915, the daughter of José Pagán Carrasquillo and María Filomena Ferrer.
Realizing her talent for writing at an early age, she published her first book of verses "Agua Suelta" in 1942.
In 1944 she moved to the United States. In New York she worked at the newspaper "Pueblos Hispánicos."
In 1946, she married the Austrian philosopher Alfred Stern. They lived in Pasadena, California for 22 years, while Stern was a philosophy professor at Cal Tech.
She and her husband returned to Puerto Rico in the 1960s, and resided in Old San Juan. Today their home is a landmark on Calle de la Luna, marked with an historical plaque identifying it as their residence.
In addition to "Agua Suelta," some of her other well known titles were: "San Juan Entre Dos Azuls;" "La Razón del Cuadrante,"; the novels "Amy Kootsky," and "Viento Salado;" "La Noche y Otras Flores Eléctricos;" and the children's book "El Señor Don Güi-Güí."
Her autobiography, "Bolitas de Mármol: Autobiografía Rimada," was written as a rhymed poem in 111 stanzas, and was published in 1989.
Marigloria Palma died in San Juan, Puerto Rico on October 30, 1994.
She was buried in Cementerio Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis, which is located between the walls of Castillo San Felipe del Morro and the Atlantic Ocean.
Marigloria Palma the pen name of Gloria María Pagán y Ferrer, a well known Puerto Rican author of various literary genres, including poetry, theater, short stories, novels, folklore, journalism.
She was born in Canóvanas, Puerto Rico, on September 6, 1915, the daughter of José Pagán Carrasquillo and María Filomena Ferrer.
Realizing her talent for writing at an early age, she published her first book of verses "Agua Suelta" in 1942.
In 1944 she moved to the United States. In New York she worked at the newspaper "Pueblos Hispánicos."
In 1946, she married the Austrian philosopher Alfred Stern. They lived in Pasadena, California for 22 years, while Stern was a philosophy professor at Cal Tech.
She and her husband returned to Puerto Rico in the 1960s, and resided in Old San Juan. Today their home is a landmark on Calle de la Luna, marked with an historical plaque identifying it as their residence.
In addition to "Agua Suelta," some of her other well known titles were: "San Juan Entre Dos Azuls;" "La Razón del Cuadrante,"; the novels "Amy Kootsky," and "Viento Salado;" "La Noche y Otras Flores Eléctricos;" and the children's book "El Señor Don Güi-Güí."
Her autobiography, "Bolitas de Mármol: Autobiografía Rimada," was written as a rhymed poem in 111 stanzas, and was published in 1989.
Marigloria Palma died in San Juan, Puerto Rico on October 30, 1994.
She was buried in Cementerio Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis, which is located between the walls of Castillo San Felipe del Morro and the Atlantic Ocean.
Author, poet, playwright, columnist, visual artist.
Marigloria Palma the pen name of Gloria María Pagán y Ferrer, a well known Puerto Rican author of various literary genres, including poetry, theater, short stories, novels, folklore, journalism.
She was born in Canóvanas, Puerto Rico, on September 6, 1915, the daughter of José Pagán Carrasquillo and María Filomena Ferrer.
Realizing her talent for writing at an early age, she published her first book of verses "Agua Suelta" in 1942.
In 1944 she moved to the United States. In New York she worked at the newspaper "Pueblos Hispánicos."
In 1946, she married the Austrian philosopher Alfred Stern. They lived in Pasadena, California for 22 years, while Stern was a philosophy professor at Cal Tech.
She and her husband returned to Puerto Rico in the 1960s, and resided in Old San Juan. Today their home is a landmark on Calle de la Luna, marked with an historical plaque identifying it as their residence.
In addition to "Agua Suelta," some of her other well known titles were: "San Juan Entre Dos Azuls;" "La Razón del Cuadrante,"; the novels "Amy Kootsky," and "Viento Salado;" "La Noche y Otras Flores Eléctricos;" and the children's book "El Señor Don Güi-Güí."
Her autobiography, "Bolitas de Mármol: Autobiografía Rimada," was written as a rhymed poem in 111 stanzas, and was published in 1989.
Marigloria Palma died in San Juan, Puerto Rico on October 30, 1994.
She was buried in Cementerio Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis, which is located between the walls of Castillo San Felipe del Morro and the Atlantic Ocean.
Marigloria Palma the pen name of Gloria María Pagán y Ferrer, a well known Puerto Rican author of various literary genres, including poetry, theater, short stories, novels, folklore, journalism.
She was born in Canóvanas, Puerto Rico, on September 6, 1915, the daughter of José Pagán Carrasquillo and María Filomena Ferrer.
Realizing her talent for writing at an early age, she published her first book of verses "Agua Suelta" in 1942.
In 1944 she moved to the United States. In New York she worked at the newspaper "Pueblos Hispánicos."
In 1946, she married the Austrian philosopher Alfred Stern. They lived in Pasadena, California for 22 years, while Stern was a philosophy professor at Cal Tech.
She and her husband returned to Puerto Rico in the 1960s, and resided in Old San Juan. Today their home is a landmark on Calle de la Luna, marked with an historical plaque identifying it as their residence.
In addition to "Agua Suelta," some of her other well known titles were: "San Juan Entre Dos Azuls;" "La Razón del Cuadrante,"; the novels "Amy Kootsky," and "Viento Salado;" "La Noche y Otras Flores Eléctricos;" and the children's book "El Señor Don Güi-Güí."
Her autobiography, "Bolitas de Mármol: Autobiografía Rimada," was written as a rhymed poem in 111 stanzas, and was published in 1989.
Marigloria Palma died in San Juan, Puerto Rico on October 30, 1994.
She was buried in Cementerio Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis, which is located between the walls of Castillo San Felipe del Morro and the Atlantic Ocean.
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