Eunice Odio Explained

Eunice Odio (pseudonym, Catalina Mariel; October 18, 1919 – March 23, 1974) was a prominent Latin American poet known for her diverse body of work, including articles, essays, reflections, letters, short stories, and children's literature. She also held roles as a journalist and educator, teaching English and French.^[1]

She was born in San José, Costa Rica. Odio resided in various countries including Costa Rica, Mexico, Cuba, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and the United States during her lifetime.^[2] She gained Mexican citizenship through marriage to the painter Rodolfo Zanabria.^[3] She died in Mexico City, Mexico.

Selected works

Odio is renowned for her extensive body of poetic work. Her selected works include:

• Los elementos terrestres, 1948
• Zona en territorio del alba, 1953
• El tránsito de fuego, 1957
• El rastro de las mariposas, 1970
• Territorio del alba y otros poemas, 1974
• Eunice Odio Antología, 1975

Translations

• The Fire's Journey, Part I: Integration of the Parents (Tavern Books, 2013)
• The Fire's Journey, Part II: Creation of Myself (Tavern Books, 2015)
• The Fire's Journey, Part III: The Cathedral's Work (Tavern Books, 2018)
• The Fire's Journey, Part IV: The Return (Tavern Books, 2019)

External links

• Eunice Odio recorded at the Library of Congress for the Hispanic Division’s audio literary archive on December 19, 1961
• Toward a Poetry & Poetics of the Americas (23): Eunice Odio, from The Fire’s Journey. Poems and Poetics, 27 December 2019

Notes and References

1. Web site: O'neal Coto. Katzy. Obra poética de Eunice Odio resurge entre la crítica. Universidad de Costa Rica. 5 October 2014. 2012.
2. Book: Tapscott, Stephen. Twentieth-Century Latin American Poetry: A Bilingual Anthology. 1996. University of Texas Press. 978-0-292-78140-5. 282–.
3. News: Chaves. José Ricardo. El laberinto de Eunice Odio. 5 October 2014. La Nacion. 7 April 2013. San José, Costa Rica. Spanish.