Sheyla Bravo Velásquez (Quito, 1953 – Quito, June 10, 2011) was a writer, plastic artist, and cultural promoter. In 2009, her complete works “Obra poética completa 1968-2008″ won the prestigious Jorge Carrera Andrade Poetry Prize. She was also the editor of an anthology of erotic poems by 110 Ecuadorian women from 2 centuries entitled, “La voz de eros.” A poem of hers was included in the anthology, “Volcanic Reflections: A Bilingual Anthology of Contemporary Ecuadorian Poetry.”
Selected works
- Crónicas no autorizadas del Edén
- Fábula de eros y pasiones: 1970-2006
- Fábula de amores: 1970-2005
- Fiel retorno: 1968-2001
- Cronica de un idilio-litigio con la dama muerte: 1970-2008
- La voz de eros: dos siglos de poesía erótica de mujeres Ecuatorianas
- Estaciones en el peregrinaje de un alma – Volume 1
- Obra poética completa 1968-2008