Hanni Ossott
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Hanni Ossott was a poet from Venezuela
. She was born in Caracas
and she received her bachelor degree in the Universidad Central de Venezuela, where she was also a professor. She was awarded the José Antonio Ramos Sucre
Prize and the Lazo Martí Prize and she worked as a translator and a critic
.
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
. She was born in Caracas
Caracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
and she received her bachelor degree in the Universidad Central de Venezuela, where she was also a professor. She was awarded the José Antonio Ramos Sucre
José Antonio Ramos Sucre
José Antonio Ramos Sucre was a Venezuelan poet, professor, consul and erudite. He is a member of the Sucre family of Venezuela and the great-great-nephew of Antonio José de Sucre...
Prize and the Lazo Martí Prize and she worked as a translator and a critic
Critic
A critic is anyone who expresses a value judgement. Informally, criticism is a common aspect of all human expression and need not necessarily imply skilled or accurate expressions of judgement. Critical judgements, good or bad, may be positive , negative , or balanced...
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Main works
- Hasta que llegue el día y huyan las sombras (1983)
- El reino donde la noche se abre (1986)
- Plegarias y penumbras (1986)
- Cielo, tu arco grande (1989)
- Casa de agua y de sombras (1992)
- El circo roto (1993).