María Luisa Milanés (1893-1919)

Poems and translations: Hago como Spártaco and No puedo comprender . . ..

María Luisa Milanés was an ardent feminist and Cuban nationalist who killed herself in part because of an unhappy marriage (Davies 58). She wrote poems that were deep critiques of patriarchal culture and that were expressions of solidarity with other women and all oppressed people.

Her poems were sometimes published under the pseudonym Liana de Lux. Her passions were philosophy, music, and literature. Her works include Autobiografía, published though unfinished. She destroyed many of her own poems and essays before her death. Amado Nervo was said to be her favorite poet and a great influence on her work.

She read French, English, and Latin, writing in and translating from French, Spanish, and English, publishing in the journal Orto (Fajardo). A 1920 volume of Orto gathered a selection of her verses and was dedicated to her memory (Lizaso and Fernández de Castro 299).

8 thoughts on “María Luisa Milanés (1893-1919)

  1. ES TRISTE QUE BAYAMO TENGA EN SU HISTORIA TANTAS POETISAS Y POETAS Y SOLO APARESCAN,REPETICIONES,BAYAMO NESECITA ESTENDER MAS EN LOS CITIOS DE DEL WEBSITE,BUSCO A MARIA LUISA MILANES Y SALEN PABLO MILANES <QUIERO SABER MAS DE LAS POETISA Y POETAS BAYAMESES < DE ANTES Y AHORA , gracias ..MRS MIQUEN TAN.

  2. DESEO SI ALGUNA PERSONA PUEDE DARME DATOS DE ESTA POETISA CUBANA BAYAMESA ATENTAMENTE ,MIQUEN TAN NEW YORK,GRACIAS.

    1. Dear Mrs. Tan:
      I am the granddaughter of Dr. Jose Antonio Milanes y Lopez one of the brothers of this famous Cuban poet Maria Luisa Milanes. I sincerely thank you for your interest in my family’s most famous intellectual woman.
      Sincerely;
      Isabella Maria Milanes Di Buccinna

      1. Dear Isabella Maria:
        My great grandmother was one of the numerous siblings Maria Luisa Milanes had. My great grandmother had the same name as her, so does my mother. This family is so big! Do you have any picture of her or her father?
        Best regards,
        Annett Cristo

  3. GRACIAS POR TANTOS COMENTARIOS RECIBIDOS ,SOBRE LA GRAN POET MARIA LUISA MILANES. MUCRAS GRACIAS POR LOS INFORMES .MIQUEN TAN.NYC.

  4. Este fin de semana, del 30 de enero al 2 de febrero 2020 estrenamos una obra sobre la vida de María Luisa Milanés. Se titula “Bayamesa”, de Abel González Melo. Más información en teatroavante.org o en la página del Miami Dade County Auditorium, en Miami, Estados Unidos

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