Julio Valle Castillo


Julio Valle Castillo, was born in Masaya, Nicaragua. He is a poet, painter, and a literary critic, and art critic.

Early life and career

Valle-Castillo studied Hispanic Language and Literature at the National Autonomous University in Mexico. Valle-Castillo began publishing his poems in Pablo Antonio Cuadra's newspaper supplement, "La Prensa Literaria", in the 1970s. Valle-Castillo later published his first book in 1977, "Las Armas Iniciales". Valle-Castillo, along with Mayra Jiménez, served as editor of "Poesía Libre", a monthly publication published during the Sandinista government.
As of 2006, Julio Valle-Castillo served as the director of the Instituto Nicaragüense de Cultura .

Literary works

;Published
  • Las armas iniciales
  • Las primeras notas del laúd
  • Formas migratorias
  • Materia jubilosa
  • Ronda tribal para el nacimiento de Sandino
  • Con los pasos cantados
;Poetry
  • Poetas modernistas de Nicaragua
  • Rimbaud entre nosotros
  • Poesía francesa / Traducciones nicaragüenses ;
  • Hija del día / Artes poéticas nicaragüenses ;
  • Nicaragua: cuentos escogidos
  • Cuentos nicaragüenses
;Essays
  • El inventario del paraíso
  • La catedral de León de Nicaragua
  • Las humanidades de la poesía nicaragüense
;Novel
  • ''Réquiem en Castilla del Oro''