Susana Calandrelli

Susana Calandrelli (January 17, 1901 – July 21, 1978) was an Argentine writer and teacher.

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Calandrelli wrote everything from poetry, stories, novels to essays, plays, lectures and textbooks.

In 1918 she received a gold medal for her work A los muertos ignorados and an award of honor for La libertad from the Académie des Jeux Floraux in Languedoc in both Spanish and French.

Some of Calandrelli's poems formed part of the Antología de la Poesía Argentina Moderna (1896-1930) by Julio Noé.

Among the other featured poets were Jorge Luis Borges, Leopoldo Marechal, Ricardo Güiraldes, Oliverio Girondo, Luis Cané, Leopoldo Lugones and Alfonsina Storni.

Susana Calandrelli, ca. 1920, Argentina writer, Calandrelli's family archives