Arturo Borja
Arturo Borja | |
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| Born | Arturo Borja Pérez 1892 |
| Died | November 13, 1912 (aged 19–20) Quito, Ecuador |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Literary movement | Modernismo, Symbolism, Generación decapitada |
| Notable works | La flauta de ónix |
| Spouse | Carmen Rosa Sánchez Destruge |
Arturo Borja Pérez (1892 – November 13, 1912) was an Ecuadorian poet who was part of a group known as the "Generación decapitada" (Decapitated Generation). He was the first in the group to excel as a modernist poet. He did not produce a lot of poetry, but the small amount of poetry he produced showed great quality. He published twenty poems in a book titled La flauta de ónix, and six other poems were published posthumously. The group is called "decapitada", or decapitated, because all its members committed suicide at a young age.