View source for Porfirio Barba-Jacob

[[File:porfiriobarbajacob.png|200px|thumb|left|Porfirio Barba-Jacob]]

==Country==

Colombia

==Birth - Death==

1883 - 1942

==Occupation==

Poet

==Description==

Born as Miguel Ángel Osorio Benítez, but adopted Porfirio Barba-Jacob as a pseudonym after his first novel, 'Virginia' was confiscated as being immoral.  Contributed to many magazines and journals while living in Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, and other countries.

==Further Reading/Research==

* http://www.poetryinternationalweb.net/pi/site/poet/item/7100/16/Porfirio-Barba-Jacob

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