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# Estela Portillo Trambley

(1936–1998)   Poet

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Estela Portillo Trambley was a poet.

## Quick Facts About Estela Portillo Trambley

Born January 16, 1936

Died December 29, 1998

Profession Poet

## About Estela Portillo Trambley

American teacher and feminist author of books, poems, essays, and plays (1936-1999)... \| Estela Portillo-Trambley was a Chicana poet and playwright. She gained recognition through the publishing of her many plays, prose, and poetry depicting the lives and plight of Chicana women in male-dominated societies.

##  Quotes by Estela Portillo Trambley

> [The smell of rain is rich with life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/estela-portillo-trambley/the-smell-of-rain-is-rich-with-life/)

[Estela Portillo Trambley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/estela-portillo-trambley/)

[Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d97/estela-portillo-trambley-82498_life_the-smell-of-rain-is-rich-with-life-5773_577369.jpg)

> [the present is the merest flicker between the long long time past and the things that haven't yet happened but most assuredly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/estela-portillo-trambley/the-present-is-the-merest-flicker-between-the-long-long-time-past-and/)

[Estela Portillo Trambley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/estela-portillo-trambley/)

[Flicker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flicker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4e/estela-portillo-trambley-82498_flicker_the-present-is-the-merest-flicker-betwee_921670.jpg)

> [Rain knows the earth and loves it well, for rain is the passion of the earth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/estela-portillo-trambley/rain-knows-the-earth-and-loves-it-well-for-rain-is-the-passion-of-the/)

[Estela Portillo Trambley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/estela-portillo-trambley/)

[And love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/and-love/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab3/estela-portillo-trambley-82498_and-love_rain-knows-the-earth-and-loves-it-well-f_1892299.jpg)

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