The Argentine poet Alfonsina Storni was born in 1892.
Storni was born on 22 May 1892 in Sala Capriasca, Switzerland, to Italian-Swiss parents whose family life was closely connected with Argentina. She lived in Switzerland until she was four, when the family returned to San Juan, Argentina. In 1901, financial difficulties led them to move to Rosario.
Her early life was marked by work and responsibility. After her father died in 1906, she worked in a hat factory while continuing her education. She wrote her first verse at age twelve and later trained as a teacher. In 1912 she moved to Buenos Aires, where she supported herself through teaching, journalism and literature.
Storni became known for poetry that challenged conventional expectations placed on women, motherhood and romantic relationships. Her major works include ‘El dulce daño’, ‘Languidez’ and ‘Ocre’. She is often described as a Swiss-Argentine writer because of her birthplace and Argentine literary identity. She died in Mar del Plata in 1938, and her life and work remain central to modern Spanish-language poetry.