Aura Rostand
Nicaraguan Poet

Aura Rostand was the pen name for Nicaraguan poet Maria de la Selva (1899–1957).[1][2] She was the sister of poet Salomón de la Selva and artist Roberto de la Selva.[3][4]

Rostand, a trained teacher, published her first poem aged eighteen. She travelled throughout Latin America and the United States while publishing poetry. Rostand also wrote journalistic works for Mexican and Costa Rican publications.[5]

In 1927, she was appointed Nicaraguan counsel to Detroit, Michigan. She was the first Nicaraguan women to hold a diplomatic position. She held that post until 1929.[3][2][6]

While in Detroit Rostand had a miscarriage and her brother, Salomón, gave birth to a son called Salomoncito. The circumstances around this, as well as analysis of correspondence between the siblings, led literary historian Steven White to question whether Salomoncito was a child of an incestuous relationship between the siblings.[5][7][8]

Rostand left the United States and moved to Bluefields, Nicaragua. She stayed there until 1939 when she divorced her husband and moved to Mexico City. There she befriended Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and María Félix[5]

Rostand also wrote journalistic works for Mexican and Costa Rican publications.

Rostand married Asdrubal Ibarra Rojas, with whom she had two children, Aura Maria Ibarra (1930–2013) and Plutarco Ibarra (1934–1972).[6]

References

  1. ↑ Hulme, Peter (30 March 2019). The Dinner at Gonfarone's: Salomón de la Selva and His Pan-American Project in Nueva York, 1915-1919. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. p. 175. ISBN 9781786943224. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Abre convocatoria del Premio de Poesía Joven "Aura Rostand"". LA VOZ DEL SANDINISMO. LA VOZ DEL SANDINISMO. 9 May 2019. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  3. 1 2 "BCN convoca a Premio de Poesía Joven "Aura Rostand"". Banco Central de Nicaragua. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  4. ↑ Whisnant, David (1995). Rascally Signs in Sacred Places: The Politics of Culture in Nicaragua. UNC Press. p. 505. ISBN 9780807866269. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 Finzer, Erin S. (2021-04-01). "Modern Women Intellectuals and the Sandino Rebellion: Carmen Sobalvarro and Aura Rostand". Latin American Research Review. 56 (2): 457–471. doi:10.25222/larr.878. S2CID 236285244.
  6. 1 2 Ramos, Helena. "Aura Rostand: tanteo de un esbozo". El Nuevo Diario. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  7. ↑ Hulme, Peter (2019). The Dinner at Gonfarone's: Salomón de la Selva and His Pan-American Project in Nueva York, 1915-1919. Oxford University Press. p. 172. ISBN 978-1-78694-200-5.
  8. ↑ White, Steven F. (2016). Rubén Darío y Salomón de la Selva: Ecos de la guerte y la guerra. León: Promotora Cultural Leonesa.
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