Jorge Teillier

Hi! Today I will talk about another poet, this time the chosen one is Jorge Teillier.

Jorge Teillier was a Chilean poet, the maximum representation of Larica poetry, a movement centered in the earthly roots, the nostalgia of the homeland.

Teillier was born in a 24 of june, in the year 1935. His homeland was Lautaro, a town near to Temuco. His experiences in the mythical south inspired him a lot of his poems. Other topics he touch is love in the memory, the childhood, and in a lesser extent, the political poetry.

The political poetry was one of his major faults, like said Teillier. He wanted to write more of that topic, but he didn´t felt comfortable writing that. He said that a poem never does feed the poor. He was more comfortable like a guardian of the Lautaro’s culture, against the cosmopolitanism of the 50's generation.  

The Jorge Teillier’s work is one of the greatest poetry of Chile, I think. His sensitivity, and the way simple and effective oh his verses, makes him very close to all the people who want to read him. Like Alfonsina Storni, I recommend to all of you.