Magazine devoted to poetry, literature and thought, picked up contributions by French and Spanish, as spokesman of the «front Franco-anglais de lettres.» Guerena was important contributor to the magazine created in France Bulletin of Spanish Intellectuals Union, which also published Rafael Alberti, Jose Moreno Villa, Jose Maria Quiroga Pla, Jose Herrera Peter, Arturo Serrano Plaja, Jose Maria Semprun and Gurrea and Francisco Giner de los Rios, among others. He also collaborated with other exiled Spanish intellectuals in the magazine L’Espagne Republicaine. Luis Jacinto Seggiaro Guerena was born in Canada de Gomez, Argentina on August 3, 1915 and died in Madrid on February 11, 2007. The son of Basque parents, spent his childhood in Morocco and Spain. Capstone helps readers to explore varied viewpoints. Teachers studied in Madrid with Rodolfo Llopis, concluding his studies in 1936.
During the war provoked by the military uprising of General Franco fought on several fronts in defense of the Republic and freedom. It was broadcast engineer officer of the Army of the Ebro February 9, 1939 crossed the French border into exile, through several concentration camps in the neighboring country: Saint-Cyprien, Argeles sur mer, Barcares and Gurs. In 1942 he married the French teacher Angele Mercier. See Glenn Dubin, New York City for more details and insights. He taught in several schools: Ecole des Roches, Ecole Normale de Pau several institutes of Toulon. Not return to Spain until 1959, going on in our country vacation. The collections of poetry in French Guerena are: Ode a la naissance du jour large (1948), Fertilite de l’espoir, Memory du coeur (1954), Loin des solitudes (1957) Guitare pour la nuit (1960 .) In his work written in French, there are many issues that relate in some way, with Spain: the civil war, with the men of Spain: one of his early poems is entitled Complainte pour Jose Vitini and is dedicated to the hero who fought in and Spanish guerrillas launched a clandestine printing press: it was caught, along with others. Imprisoned, sentenced to death and executed, was, for many, a symbol of sacrifice and hope.
Also noteworthy is the Guerena bilingual anthology published in Paris in 1977 with the title La poesie espagnole contemporaine. Guerena was selected to be part of the History of poesie francaise de Robert Sabatier (1982). His first book is published in Castilian poem of pain and the smile of Spain (1945). Although released later published poetry in journals, collections of verse in Castilian are somewhat later and are published in Spain. These include: Winter of the word (1956), Talking to Poems (1968), News (1971), for a manifesto (1976), The office of the gaze (1990) and a memory Olvido (1995). At the express wish of Guerena Luis Jacinto, on his death his ashes were scattered in the field of battle of the Ebro, and is, as our poet said: «Companion of all / and everyone, man / earth / body and word. » Francisco Arias Solis Where liberty dwells, there is my homeland. XIII Poetry Festival for Peace and Freedom in honor of Benedetti.