Creator Bio
Salomón López Fonseca
1853–1935
Salomón López Fonseca was a Sephardic Jew descended from a prominent Sephardic rabbinic family. A businessman, philanthropist, public official, and poet, López Fonseca played an important role in the Jewish community of Coro, Venezuela. He was active in Coro’s two literary societies, Alegría (Happiness) and Armonía (Harmony). A prizewinner in South American literary competitions, López Fonseca was admired for his translations of Italian poets as well as for his own poems.
Entries in the Posen Library by This Creator
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Love and Illusion
Dedicated to my friend Ignacio Móntes de Oca.
Why, if summer strips the garden
Of flowers and verdant foliage,
Does Spring so generously restore
Lush greenery, soft flowers,
And brilliant color;
An…