Claudia Lars facts for kids
Claudia Lars was a famous Salvadoran poet. She was born on December 20, 1899, in Armenia, El Salvador. Her real name was Margarita del Carmen Brannon Vega. Claudia Lars passed away in San Salvador in 1974. Her parents were Peter Patrick Brannon and Carmen Vega Zelayandía.
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Claudia Lars's Early Life
Claudia's father, Peter Patrick Brannon, was Irish. Her mother, Carmen Vega Zelayandía, was Salvadoran. When she was young, Claudia was friends with Consuelo Suncín. Consuelo later married the famous writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Claudia first learned at home. Later, as a teenager, she went to the Colegio La Asunción in Santa Ana.
A general named Juan José Cañas found some of Claudia's poems. He published them in a book called "Triste Mirajes." He did this without her permission.
In 1919, Claudia started a relationship with a Nicaraguan poet, Salomón de la Selva. Her parents did not approve. They sent Claudia to the United States. In the U.S., she met her first husband, Leroy F. Beers Kuehn. Claudia also worked as a Spanish teacher. She taught at the well-known Berlitz School in Brooklyn.
Travels and Published Works
Claudia and her husband returned to El Salvador in 1927. Leroy became the United States consul there. In the same year, Claudia gave birth to her only son, Roy Beers Brannon.
In El Salvador, Claudia became friends with other writers. These included Salarrué, Alberto Guerra Trigueros, Serafin Quiteño, and Alberto Masferrer. In 1933, she started using her pen name, Claudia Lars. Her first book, "Stars in the Well," was published in 1934.
Awards and New Books
In 1941, Claudia Lars won second place. This was at the Floral Games in Guatemala. She won for her work called "Sonnets of Michael." More books followed soon after. These included "The Glass House" (1942) and "Romances of North and South" (1946). In 1947, she published "City under my Voice." This book won an award. It celebrated the 400th anniversary of San Salvador becoming a city.
Claudia was later appointed as a cultural attaché. This meant she represented El Salvador's culture. She worked at the Embassy of El Salvador in Guatemala. She moved to Guatemala in 1948. There, she met her second husband, Carlos Samayoa Chinchilla. They divorced in 1967. Before this, Claudia had many different jobs. She packed peaches in the United States. She also translated stories for Walt Disney. She even worked with Salvadorans on anti-fascist newspapers.
Selected Works by Claudia Lars
- Estrellas en el Pozo, (1934)
- Cancion Redonda, (1934)
- Romances de Norte y Sur, (1946)
- Donde Llegan los pasos, (1953)
- Fábula de una Verdad, (1959)
- Tierra de Infancia, (1959)
- Presencia en el Tiempo, (1960)
- Girasol, (1961)
- Sobre el Angel y el Hombre, (1962)
- Del fino Amanecer, (1964)
- Nuestro Pulsante Mundo (notes on a new age), (1969)
- Poesía Última, (1972)
See also
In Spanish: Claudia Lars para niños
