Luz Machado
Venezuelan political activist (1916–1999)
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Luz Machado (Ciudad Bolívar, February 3, 1916 – August 11, 1999, pseudonym: Ágata Cruz) was a Venezuelan political activist, journalist and poet.[1] She founded the Circle of Venezuelan Writers (Círculo Escritores de Venezuela) and was a member of Bolivarian Society (Sociedad Bolivariana). She is a recipient of the National Prize for Literature.
Books
- Ronda
- Variaciones en tono de amor
- Vaso de resplandor
- Canto al Orinoco
- Sonetos nobles y sentimentales
- Sonetos a la sombra de Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
- Retratos y tormentos
- Crónicas sobre Guayana
Prizes
- Medalla de Plata, Asociación de Escritores Venezolanos.
- Premio Nacional de Literatura de Venezuela, 1987.
- Orden Francisco Miranda, 1993
