Oscar Coello, (born in Piura, April 15, 1947) is a Peruvian poet, professor and literary critic. He holds the chairs of American literature (sixteenth and seventeenth centuries), and rhythm at the National University of San Marcos in Lima. Biography He began his studies at the National University of San Marcos where he was completed his bachelor's in Hispanic literature. He went on to achieve his master's degree in Hispanic literature at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and was subsequently awarded his doctorate in Peruvian and Latin American literature from the National University of San Marcos. Published works In 1979 Coello wrote his first book of poems entitled Dunes, Oysters and Doorbells (De dunas, ostras y timbres) was published with a foreword by Washington Delgado Tresierra. His second poetry collection, Sky of this World (Cielo de este mundo), was published in 1980 with a foreword by Manuel Pantigoso. In the field of literary studies his works include: Peru in Literature (El Perú en su Literatura), 1983; The Beginnings of Spanish Poetry in Peru (Los inicios de la poesía castellana en el Perú), 2001; The Origins of the Spanish Novel in Peru: The capture of Cuzco (Los orígenes de la novela castellana en el Perú: La toma del Cuzco 1539), First Edition 2008. Aside from his published books he is also the author of numerous academic texts, among which are: Our Castilian (Nuestro Castellano), 1994; Art and Grammar of Our Castilian (Arte y gramática de nuestro castellano), 1995; and Classical Semiotics Manual (Manual de semiótica clásica), 2007. The Beginnings of Spanish Poetry in Peru In 1999, The Beginnings of Spanish Poetry in Peru was released. This book may be described as one of the most detailed and comprehensive studies of early Spanish language poetry in sixteenth-century Peruvian literature. It outlines chronologically the development of Spanish poetry in Peru. Up until publication of this book, it was widely believed that «The Verses of Isla del Gallo» were the first samples poetry from the time of the founding of Peru. The first book of poetry, entitled The Poem Discovery of Peru was written by Diego de Silva y Guzmán in Cuzco, in 1538. This book comprises 283 verses of ‘Arte Mayor’ and is now considered the first book of poetry in Peru and Spanish America. In his book, Coello also includes studies of the twenty-one real couplets by Francisco de Xerez, which was