Daniel R ReedyDaniel R. Reedy is Professor Emeritus of Spanish in the Department of Hispanic Studies and Dean Emeritus of The Graduate School at the University of Kentucky. His research on aspects of Peruvian Culture developed in 1959 as a Rotary International Felow in literature and linguistics at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. After completing the Ph.D. (1962) at the University of Illinois with a study of colonial-era satirist Juan del Valle y Caviedes, his professional career began at the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill), followed by thirty-four years at the University of Kentucky. In 1966-67, a Fulbright Research Fellowship enabled his project on Peruvian vanguard poets in José Carlos Mariátegui's Revista Amauta, leading to his growing interest in the poetry of Magda Portal. Several journal articles, book chapters, and papers related to her poetry and essays grew out of the Amauta project. Later, in 1971, the Social Science Research Council sponsored Reedy's return to Peru for extended conversations with Magda. The personal and intellectual relationship that evolved over time was an impetus for Reedy's research, culminating in his comprehensive volume, Magda Portal, La Pasionaria Peruana. Biografía intelectual (Lima: Flora Tristán Ediciones, 2000). His efforts over four decades to locate and document the corpus of Magda's poetry produced Magda Portal. Obra poética completa (Lima: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 2010). Reedy retired from the University of Kentucky as Professor and Dean Emeritus in 2001 . In 2017, he was inducted into The Hall of Fame of the UK College of Arts and Sciences. He is an Honorary Member of The Hispanic Society of America. Read More Read Less