Elias David Curiel Explained

Elias David Curiel (9 August 1871 – 28 September 1924) was a Venezuelan poet and writer.^{[1] [2]} He is considered one of the most prominent Venezuelan poets of the 20th century.

Born in 1871, Curiel was the son of David Curiel and Exilda Abenatar de Curiel.^[3] He studied at the Federal College, where he was the founding director of Choir College and, with the poet Antonio José Hermoso, co-creator of a weekly newspaper, La Cantera. Curiel also served as editor-in-chief of the newspaper El Día.

Curiel was one of the first collaborators of the Corian weekly "El Obrero". He had poems published in the magazine El Cojo Ilustrado. In the edition N ° 347 (published in 1906) a complete page is dedicated to Curiel ^{[4] [5]}

Curiel was also the author of the lyrics of the anthem of the state of Falcón in Venezuela.^[6]

A recent publication of his poetical works in a new two-volume annotated edition is ongoing. The first volume has already appeared:

Elías David Curiel. Obra poética. Ed. Egla Charmell Jameson and Pedro José Vizoso. [Vol. 1]. Grand Island, NE: Arkadia, 2022. 512 pp.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Portrait of poet Jose David Curiel, Coro, Venezuela, 1980. 'Museum of The Jewish People – Beit Hatfutsot':'בית התפוצות – מוזיאון העם היהודי'. 29 October 2019.
2. Web site: "Elías David Curiel, precursor del Modernismo en Venezuela" por María Cristina Solaeche Galera. gibralfaro.uma.es. 29 October 2019.
3. Book: Arbell, Mordehay. The Jewish Nation of the Caribbean: The Spanish-Portuguese Jewish Settlements in the Caribbean and the Guianas. 2002. Gefen Publishing House Ltd. 978-965-229-279-7. en.
4. Web site: Elias David Curiel. Angelfire. 29 October 2019.
5. Etnólogo. José Millet Escritor y. Curiel, Elías David...judío, poeta de Coro.
6. Web site: Un 9 de agosto nació el poeta, Elías David Curiel, autor del himno de Falcón. noticialdia.com. 29 October 2019.