Ida Vitale

Born in Uruguay in 1923, Ida Vitale is one of Latin America’s most respected poets. She is among the last survivors of the exceptional Generation of ’45, whose numbers included Mario Benedetti, María Inés Silva, and Ángel Rama. Vitale, who has published more than thirty books of poetry, criticism, and translations, was forced into exile following a military coup in Uruguay in the early seventies. She lived for years in Mexico and later in Austin, Texas. In 2016, she returned to Uruguay, and now lives in Montevideo.