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Amado Ruiz de Nervo

I lived from 1870-1919. I was from Mexico, and am in the Americas category.

Birth name Juan Crisóstomo Ruiz De Nervo, he was a poet and diplomat.  Known as the “monk of poetry,” he studied for the priesthood but abandoned it for writing. Nervo traveled to Paris on the occasion of the Universal Exhibition in 1900, visiting Spain, Germany and Austria as well. He was profoundly influenced by modernism and considered the most distinguished Mexican poet of the late 19th- and early 20th-century.



Nervo's introspective poetry, characterized by deep religious feeling and simple forms, reflects his struggle for self-understanding and inner peace in an uncertain world.



Most of his verses deal with his inward world, where he sought peace from external torments. His major collections include Serenidad (1914), Elevación (1916), and Plenitud (1918). Nervo was a diplomat for several years and died during his service as Mexican minister to Uruguay.





Bibliography source: infosource.com

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