Miguel Ángel Osorio Benítez (July 29, 1883 – January 14, 1942), better known by his pseudonym, Porfirio Barba-Jacob, was a Colombian poet and writer. His life was a continual and torn pilgrimage throu.. Read more »gh various countries of America. Contradictory, always prone to scandal, enriched the legend about his extravagant person with a peculiar poetic production. His wanderer spirit, full of passion and nostalgia, formed an essential part of his work, also marked by anguish and sensuality.