Pedro Julio Mir Valentín était un poète et écrivain dominicain, nommé Poète Lauréat de la République Dominicaine par le Congrès en 1984. Il est un membre important de la génération des "poètes indépendants des années 1940" dans la poésie dominicaine, reconnu pour sa voix unique et ses contributions au patrimoine littéraire de son pays.
Pedro Mir, the Dominican Republic's leading literary figure of the twentieth century, was honored as National Poet in 1982. His profound understanding of the Dominican identity earned him lasting recognition, culminating in a national mourning period upon his death. The president praised Mir's transcendent thoughts and deep connection to the national soul, highlighting his enduring impact on Dominican literature and culture.
The publication of Jonathan Cohen's translation of Poemas de buen amor... y a veces de fantasia, by the great national poet of the Dominican Republic, and an unquestionably major Caribbean poet, Pedro Mir, shows another side entirely of Mir's work: the sensual and erotic.