Andres Engracia

Literature of the Dominican Republic refers to works written in the country or outside of it by writers, either by nationality or ancestry. The literature can include that produced before and after Dominican Independence. During the colonial period, Cristóbal de Llerena wrote the interlude Octava de Corpus Christi and Leonor de Ovando wrote sonnets, which is why she is considered the first woman to write poetry on this side of the world. Modern Dominican literature began with the founding of the…