Today at Círculo de Poesía: “Ancient Fire” by Audomaro Hidalgo. He studied Hispano-American Literature at Universidad Nacional del Litoral (Argentina). He currently lives in Villahermosa, Mexico where he spends his days reading and writing. Translation by María Cristina Fernández Hall. Presentamos, en traducción al inglés de María Cristina Fernández Hall, un poema de Audomaro…
Mario Licón Cabrera (México, 1949) is the main spanish-speaking connoisseur of Australian poetry, and a recognized poet himself. A resident of Sydney since 1992, he has translated the most relevant poets from multiple different generations and aesthetics present in the tradition of that country: because of him we have translations of poets such as Dorothy…
Today at Círculo de Poesía: three poems by Hilda Conkling (Northampton, 1910-1986). She is famous because during her childhood, between four and ten years, she writes almost all her poems. The translations are by Adalberto García López. Presentamos tres poemas de Hilda Conkling (Northampton, 1910-1986). Es conocida entre otros hechos porque en su infancia, entre…
Today at Círculo de Poesía we present a selection of works by the renowned poet Charles Simic (1938). One of the most important poets of our time, Simic is often described as a writer with a “strikingly original” style that is hard to classify. Born Dušan Simić, he spent his formative years in Europe during…
Today at Círculo de Poesía: Wole Soyinka (Abeokuta, 1934) is an nigerian poet, essayist, playwriter and novelist. In 1989 he received the Nobel Prize in Literature and he became the first african writer to be honored with such distinction. The present Spanish versions are by Mario Bojórquez. Presentamos, en versión bilingüe, un poema de Wole…
Today at Círculo de Poesía: Octavio Paz (1914-1998) is one of the most influential poets of the Spanish Tradition in the Twentieth Century; he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1990. Here we present his poem “Hymn among the ruins,” translated into Spanish by the great American poet William Carlos Williams. Presentamos, en versión…
Today at Círculo de Poesía: Edwin Brock (Dulwich, 1927-1997). In addition to writing poetry he was police officer and a publicist. He was editor of the magazine Ambit. In 1990 he published his anthology Five Ways To Kill A Man: New and Selected Poems. The translation is by Antonio Cisneros. Presentamos un poema del poeta…
Today at Círculo de Poesía: a poem of Joe de Graft (1924-1978). Ghanaian poet, playwright and dramatist. He was a teacher for most of the young poets of his country. One of his most famous books is Sons and Daughters (Oxford University Press, 1963). The translation is made by David Anuar and Rodrigo Quijano. …
Today at Círculo de Poesía: Carol Ann Duffy (Glasgow, 1955), for her poetry she has deserved the Eric Gregory Award, the Scottish Arts Council Book Award, the Dylan Thomas Award and in 2005 the T. S. Eliot Prize. She is the poet of the English court since 2009. Spanish version by Edgar Amador (Coahuila, 1967)…
Today at Círculo de Poesía we present Journals against the Angel by the renowned poet Efraín Bartolomé (Ocosingo, Chiapas, 1950). Author of multiple books, Bartolomé has defined his poetry as one cohesive work in which the central theme is the “religious summoning of the Mother Goddess, which is Earth”. When asked on the bridges between…