Yesterday The Griffin Trust For Excellence in Poetry announced the winners of the prestigious Griffin Award 2016. We present a selection of both canadian and international poets. in English and in a Spanish translation by various Mexican authors. This year the Canadian Prize goes to Liz Howard, for her book: Infinite Citizen of the Shaking…
Presentamos una nota introductoria a nuestro Dossier de Poetas Nobel, seguida por un fragmento de la última voluntad de Alfred Nobel, firmada el 27 de noviembre de 1895 con la que nacieron los Premios que llevan su nombre. Al final del testamento incluimos el índice del dossier con los primeros poetas traducidos. «Se confiere a…
Presentamos un soneto del primer poeta que mereció el Premio Nobel de Literatura: Sully Prudhomme (1839-1907). Prudhomme abandonó la educación básica por problemas de la vista y se convirtió con el tiempo en un ingeniero que claudicó de la ingeniería para estudiar Filosofía y más tarde escribir poemas. Es un destacado traductor de Lucrecio…
All Whitman Laureates at Círculo de Poesía The Walt Whitman Award 1995 Today at Círculo de Poesía: Nicole Cooley, Walt Whitman Award 1995 for her first book of poetry, Resurrection (Louisiana State University Press, 1996). She is also the author of The Afflicted Girls (Louisiana State University Press, 2004) and Breach (Louisiana State University Press, 2009). Spanish…
Today at Círculo de Poesía: a poem by Leonora Speyer (1872-1956), Pulitzer Prize for Poetry 1927. She was a poet and a violinist. Leonora Speyer was born in Washington D.C. in 1872. She won the Pulitzer Prize for her Fiddler’s Farewell (Knopf, 1926) Spanish versión by Roberto Amézquta Presentamos un poema de Leonora Speyer (1872-1956) Poeta…
Today at Círculo de Poesía: Poetry Pulitzer Prize 1923, Edna St. Vincent Millay (Rockland, Maine, 1892). Poet and playwrighter. Three years before winning the Pulitzer she publishes A Few Figs from Thistles (1920), a volume of poetry which drew much attention for its controversial descriptions of female sexuality and feminism. In 1923 her fourth volume…
Today at Círculo de Poesía: A poem by Martha Hollander, Walt Whitman Award 1989. The poem is based on Tempest, a work by italian Cinquecento painter Giorgione. Hollander was awarded for her book The Game of Statues (Atlantic Press. 1990). Spanish translation by Roberto Amézquita Presentamos un poema de Martha Hollander, ganadora del Walt Whitman…
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 1976 Today at Círculo de Poesía, as part of our celebration of the National Poetry Month 2016, we present: Laura Gilpin (1950-2007). Her book The Hocus-Pocus of the Universe (Doubleday, 1977), was the winner of the 1976 Walt Whitman Award. She also published aonther book…