Sonetos de la Muerte
(
Sonnets of Death
) is a work by the
Chilean
poet
Gabriela Mistral
, first published in 1914. She used a nom de plume as she feared that she may have lost her job as a teacher.
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The work was awarded first prize in the
Juegos Florales
, a national literary contest.
The
Sonnets of Death
were inspired by the suicide of Mistral's former lover, Romelio Ureta, in which she claims for his love, argues jealousy and discusses their reunion after their deaths. However Mistral's relationship with Ureta is a matter of significant controversy. It is claimed by Chilean experts, such as Cedomil Goic, that the publication of the
Sonnets of Death
marks the beginning of modern poetry in Chilean literature.
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The Spanish-language text of the poem may be found
here