The Pulitzer Prize committee recently announced Peter Balakian (1951) as this year’s winner in the poetry category; today at Círculo de Poesía we celebrate his award with a brief selection from his winning book Ozone Journal. Balakian’s work often indulges in political themes in a way that is as unafraid of polemics as it is…
Today at Círculo de Poesía: Five poems by Mijail Lamas (Culiacán, 1979) Poet, translator and literary critic. He is the senior editor of Rio Grande Review (University of Texas at El Paso). He has published the poetry collections: Contraverano (2007) and Trevas | Canción del navegante de sí mismo (2013), among others. He has been awarded with the…
Today at Círculo de Poesía: Alexis Díaz-Pimienta (La Habana, Cuba, 1966). Writer and improviser. He is the director of the “Cátedra Experimental de Poesía Improvisada de la Universidad de las Artes, de La Habana, Cuba.” His poetry and prose has been translated to Italian, French, English, Japanese, Bulgarian, and German, among others. He has won…
Recientemente la Griffin Trust For Excellence in Poetry anunció la lista de poetas finalistas para otorgar, como cada año, el prestigioso Griffin Poetry Prize. Presentamos una selección de todos los poetas finalistas de este año traducidos al español. Los poetas son: Norman Dubie, Joy Harjo, Don Paterson, Rowan Ricardo Phillips, Ulrikka S. Gernes, Liz Howard y Soraya Peerbaye. Cada…
All Whitman Laureates at Círculo de Poesía The Walt Whitman Award 1983 Today at Círculo de Poesía: Christopher Gilbert (1949-2007). Poet born in Alabama. He recived the Walt Whitman Award in 1983 for his poetry collection: Across the Mutual Landscape (1984). We present his poem: The Bridge Across. Spanish version by Roberto Amézquita (1985).…
All Whitman Laureates at Círculo de Poesía The Walt Whitman Award 1982 Today at Círculo de Poesía: Anthony Petrosky (Pennsylvania, 1948). Author of three poetry collections: Crazy Love (2003), Red and Yellow Boat (1994), and Jurgis Petraskas (1983), selected by Philip Levine as the winner of the 1982 Walt Whitman Award. He is also the…
Yusef Komunyakaa (1947) Recientemente Poeta Laureado de la Ciudad de Nueva York e Invitado al Encuentro Internacional de Poesía CDMX 2015, publicó hace unas horas un poema inédito como parte de la celebración del National Poetry Month, #npm16. Presentamos la versión al español de Adalberto García López (Culiacán, 1993). Puedes encontrar su libro Dien Cai…
Presentamos tres poemas de Jericho Brown en video. Se trata de una sus lecturas durante el Encuentro Internacional de Poesía CDMX 2015. Jericho Brown acaba de ganar el Langston Hughes Award, lo celebramos compartiendo su lectura en México. Los videos se presentan seguidos por la versión en español de los poemas. Again De nuevo…
All Whitman Laureates at Círculo de Poesía The Walt Whitman Award 1981 Today at Círculo de Poesía we proudly share the work of Alberto Ríos (1952), Mexican-American poet winner of the prestigious Walt Whitman Award in 1981 for his collection Fool the Wind. Profoundly influenced by his Latin heritage, his poetry has been praised for…
All Whitman Laureates at Círculo de Poesía The Walt Whitman Award 1980 Today at Círculo de Poesía, as part of our celebration of the National Poetry Month 2016, we present: Jared Carter (Indiana, 1939). His collection Work, for the Night is Coming won the Walt Whitman Award in 1980. He has been a two-time recipient of the National…