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Delmira Agustini

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Poet

The Resume

    (October 24, 1886-July 6, 1914)
    Born in Montevideo, Uruguay
    Wrote 'Los Calices Vacios (1913)'
    Murdered at 27

Why she might be annoying:

    She had wealthy, overbearing parents.
    Her sensual writings weren't socially acceptable.
    In 1913, she left her husband, Enrique Job Reyes, a month after their extravagant nuptials.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She's revered as one of Latin America's greatest female poets of the early 1900s.
    Her works explored female sexuality as a way to empower women.
    Several weeks after the divorce was finalized, Enrique shot her twice in the head before killing himself.

Credit: Black Chic


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 30 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 31 Votes: 45.16% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 35 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying