Julio Correa

Who was Julio Correa?

Julio Correa was a Paraguayan poet in Guarani language.

Correa's maternal grandfather, Myzkowsky, was of Polish origins. His father was Portuguese. Correa left school at young age.

He started to publish his poems in 1926.

Encouraged by the poet Manuel Ortiz Guerrero, he started to write an article titled “Dialoguitos Callejeros” in the newspaper Guarani, of Facundo Recalde.

His talent became apparent during the Chaco War. His work in the Guarani language was very well received by the public and became known as an author, actor and director.

From 1934 to 1936, he published his poems in the magazine Guarania, of Natalicio González. Those became part, later on, of the book Body and Soul.. In 1947, he was arrested because of his writings. The civil war that year had a negative effect on the author, and started to get depressed. He remained isolated in his country house in Luque, where he died on July 14, 1953.