J. A. Silva (1865-1896), poet; landscape

José Asunción Silva (27 November 1865 in Bogotá – 23 May 1896 in Bogotá) was a Colombian poet. He is considered one of the founders of Spanish–American Modernism.
The poem "Nocturno" (Nocturnal) .. Read more »was his most famous work, published posthumously in 1908. Written in free verse, the poem broke with the more classical mode of Spanish versification and showed many signs of Modernism. The poem itself is written in a response to the death of Asunción Silva's sister, Elvira. The imagery, especially the symbolism of the shadow, evokes a sense of melancholy and sadness.

Country:	Colombia
Type:	Postage stamps
Series:	José Asunción Silva
Nominal:	18 $
Year:	1986
Size:	40 x 30 mm
Perforation:	12
Mintage:	800,000