Dimitrie C. Ollănescu-Ascanio 1876, he entered the diplomatic field, serving as "chargé d'affaires" at Constantinople, Vienna and Athens. He was elected a titular member of the Romanian Academy in 1893, and was vice president of its literary section. He belonged to "Junimea" society until 1895. His published debut came about in 1870 in "Foaia Societății "Românismul”", with a selection of "doina" lyrics. He also contributed to "Convorbiri Literare" and "Literatură și artă română" magazines, as well as to "Voința națională" and "România Liberă" newspapers. He translated Victor Hugo's "Ruy Blas" and odes, epodes, "Epistles", the two "Satires" and "Ars Poetica" by Horace, earning
Carmen Tafolla exhibiting what Broyles-Gonzales refers to as "an indomitable will to endure and survive" even in the most adverse situations. Tafolla has received multiple literary awards: Carmen Tafolla Project by Texas Public Studio Carmen Tafolla Carmen Tafolla (born 29 July 1951) is an internationally acclaimed Chicana writer from San Antonio, Texas, and a professor of Transformative Children's Literature at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Tafolla served as the poet laureate of San Antonio from 2012 to 2014, and was named the Poet Laureate of Texas for 2015-16. Tafolla has written more than twenty books, and won multiple literary awards.