Delfina Acosta

Delfina Acosta (born December 24, 1956) is a Paraguayan poet and short story writer.

Acosta is a native of Asunción, and is by profession a pharmacist. Interested in literature from youth, she began her career as a published poet when some of her verse appeared in Poesía itinerante in 1984. Among her works are several collections of poetry and of short stories. Her Versos de amor y de locura received the PEN/Edward and Lily Tuck Award for Paraguayan Literature in 2012. She has received a number of other awards for her work as well.

Works

 * Poesía itinerante (1984)
 * Todas las voces, mujer (1986)
 * La cruz del colibrí (1993)
 * Pilares de Asunción (1987)
 * Versos esenciales, como homenaje al poeta chileno Pablo Neruda (2001)
 * Romancero de mi pueblo (2003)
 * El viaje, short stories (1995)
 * Querido mío (2004)
 * Versos de amor y de locura