Evaristo Carriego

Evaristo Carriego (Paraná, May 7, 1883^[1] – Buenos Aires, October 13, 1912),^[1] was an Argentine poet, best known today for the biography written about him by Jorge Luis Borges.

He was an important influence on the writing of tango lyrics,^[2] and in homage the famous instrumental tango "A Evaristo Carriego" was written by Eduardo Rovira, and recorded by Orquesta Osvaldo Pugliese in 1969.^[3]

He is buried at the Cementerio de la Chacarita in Buenos Aires.^[1]

Works

• Misas herejes^[1] (Heretic Masses) (1908)
• La canción del barrio^[1] (Slum Chant)