Hugo Mayo

Miguel Augusto Egas Miranda, better known by his pen name Hugo Mayo, (November 24, 1895 in Manta – April 5, 1988 in Guayaquil) was an Ecuadorian avant-garde poet. He was the older brother of the poet José María Egas (1896-1982). Although he wrote most of his poetry while living in Guayaquil, he published most of his poetry outside of Ecuador, so he was not well known in his native country, but was regarded as one of the best poets of …