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Authors, Historians, Playwrights, and Poets
- Mayra Calvani - Writer of dark fantasy stories.
- Jesús Colón - Writer, "Father of the Nuyorican Movement."
- Dr. Hector Feliciano - Author, Feliciano's book "The Lost Museum: The Nazi Conspiracy to Steal the World's Greatest Works of Art" has shed a light on an estimated 20,000 looted works; each one is owned by a museum or a collector somewhere.
- Dr. Rosario Ferré - Writer. Among her published literary essays is "Sitio a Eros", which promoted political and social themes.
- Isabel Freire de Matos - Writer, educator and advocate of Puerto Rican independence.
- Eugenio María de Hostos - Writer "La Peregrinación de Bayoán", the founding text of Puerto Rican literature.
- Georgina Lázaro - Children's poet.
- Dr. Concha Melendez - Writer, poet. She was the first woman to belong to the Puerto Rican Academy of Languages.
- Micol Ostow - Author, Ostow wrote of "Mind Your Manners, Dick and Jane". Her novel, "Emily Goldberg Learns to Salsa", was named a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age.
- Dr. Antonio S. Pedreira - Writer and educator, Pedreira's most important book was "Insularismo", in which he explores the meaning of being Puerto Rican.
- Marie Teresa Rios - Author, Rios wrote the novel "The Fifteenth Pelican," which was the basis for the popular 1960s television sitcom, "The Flying Nun".
- Piri Thomas - Writer, poet, Thomas' autobiography "Down These Mean Streets" was a best-seller.
- Edwin Torres - Writer, New York Supreme Court Justice who wrote "Carlito's Way".
- Dr. Manuel Zeno Gandía - Writer, Zeno Gandia wrote "La Charca", the first Puerto Rican novel.
- Dr. Delma S. Arrigoitia - Historian, author, Arrigoitia was the first person in the University of Puerto Rico to earn a Masters Degree in the field of history.
- Tomás Blanco - Writer and historian Blanco was the author of "Prontuario Historico de Puerto Rico" and "El Prejuicio Racial en Puerto Rico" (Racial Prejudice in Puerto Rico).
- Salvador Brau - Historian, Second Official Historian of Puerto Rico.
- Dr. Cayetano Coll y Toste - Historian, writer, Third Official Historian of Puerto Rico.
- Teresita A. Levy - Historian, educator and author. Levy is the author of the book "Puerto Ricans in the Empire; Tobacco Growers and U.S. Colonialism". The book tells about how Puerto Ricans challenged United States officials and fought successfully for legislation that benefited the island. Note: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rican_literature#Historians
- Francisco Mariano Quiñones - Historian, First Official Historian of Puerto Rico.
- Francisco Arriví - Writer, poet, and playwright Arriví known as "The Father of the Puerto Rican Theater".
- René Marqués - Playwright, Marqués wrote "La Carreta" (The Oxcart) which helped secure his reputation as a leading literary figure in Puerto Rico
- Miguel Piñero - Playwright, writer, Co-founder of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe.
- José Rivera - Playwright; the first Puerto Rican screenwriter to be nominated for an Oscar.
- Dr. Luis Rafael Sanchez - Playwright whose best known play is La Pasión según Antígona Pérez (The Passion of Antigona Perez), a tragedy based on the life of Olga Viscal Garriga.
- Miguel Algarín - Poet, writer Co-founder of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe.
- Dr. Manuel A. Alonso - Poet, journalist and writer. He is the first Puerto Rican writer of notable importance.
- Julia de Burgos - Poet, Burgos is considered by many as the greatest poet to have been born in Puerto Rico.
- Alejandrina Benítez de Gautier - Poet, Benítez de Gautier's collaboration with the "Aguinaldo Puertorriqueño" (Collection of Puerto Rican Poetry) gave her recognition as a great poet.
- Maria Bibiana Benitez - Poet, playwright, Benitez is one of Puerto Rico's "first" poetesses.
- Juan Antonio Corretjer - Poet, Corretjer was also a journalist and pro-independence political activist who opposed United States rule in Puerto Rico.
- Dr. Jose Antonio Davila - Poet, Dávila was a well-known poet during Puerto Rico's postmodern era of poetry
- Virgilio Dávila - Poet, Dávila is considered by many to be one of Puerto Rico's greatest representatives of the modern literary era.
- Jose Gautier Benitez - Poet, Gautier Benítez is considered by many to be Puerto Rico's best poet of the Romantic Era.
- Nemesio Canales - Poet and essayist.
- Manuel Corchado y Juarbe - Poet, journalist and politician, Corchado y Juarbe defended the abolition of slavery and the establishment of a University in Puerto Rico
- Luis Lloréns Torres - Poet, playwright, and politician. He was an advocate for the independence of Puerto Rico.
- Caridad de la Luz, a.k.a. "La Bruja" - Poet, She is also the writer/actor of "Boogie Rican Blvd".
- Francisco Matos Paoli - Poet, critic, and essayist, Matos Paoli was nominated for the Nobel Prize in literature in 1977. He was also a Secretary General of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party.
- Hugo Margenat - Poet, Margenat was also the founder of the political youth pro-independence organizations "Acción Juventud Independentista" and "Federación de Universitarios Pro Independencia".
- Dr. José Gualberto Padilla, a.k.a. "El Caribe" - Poet, physician, journalist and politician, an advocate for Puerto Rico's independence, Padilla was imprisoned for his role in El Grito de Lares revolt.
- Luis Palés Matos - Poet of Afro-Caribbean themes
- Pedro Pietri - Poet, playwright, Co-founder of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe.
- Mercedes Negron Muñoz a.k.a. "Clara Lair" - Poet, Negrón Muñoz was an influential poet whose work dealt with the everyday struggles of the common Puerto Rican.
- Lola Rodríguez de Tió - Poet, Rodríguez de Tió wrote lyrics to the revolutionary "La Borinqueña".
- Francisco Rojas Tollinchi - Poet, civic leader and journalist
- Clemente Soto Vélez (August 2, 2010 version) - Poet and member of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party.
- Alejandro Tapia y Rivera - Poet and writer "The Father of Puerto Rican Literature".
- Edwin Torres - "Nuyorican Movement" poet
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