Eugenió Montejo
Eugenio Montejo (1938 in Caracas – 5 June 2008 in Valencia) was a Venezuelan poet and essay writer, founder of the literary magazine Azar and co-founder of Revista Poesía, a poetry magazine published by the University of Carabobo.
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Eugenió Montejo
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- Born
- 1938 · Caracas.
- Died
- 2008 · Valencia.
- Nationality
- Venezuela
- Occupation
- poet · writer
- Fields
- poetry
- Honours
- National Prize for Literature of Venezuela
- Languages
- Spanish
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Eugenio Montejo (1938 in Caracas – 5 June 2008 in Valencia) was a Venezuelan poet and essay writer, founder of the literary magazine Azar and co-founder of Revista Poesía, a poetry magazine published by the University of Carabobo.
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Eugenió Montejo (1938–2008) was a Venezuelan children's writer, poet and writer. Born in Caracas, the children's writer died in Valencia. Eugenió Montejo was active in poetry.
Languages used include Spanish. The children's writer received National Prize for Literature of Venezuela.
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Career and Recognition
Career and Recognition
He was researcher at the "Rómulo Gallegos" Centre for Latin American Studies in Caracas and contributed to a large number of national and international magazines. In Venezuela he was awarded the National Prize for Literature in 1998 and in 2004 he received the International Octavio Paz Prize for Poetry and Essay. International interest in Montejo's poetry grew after his poem "La Tierra Giró para Acercarnos" ("The Earth Turned to Bring Us Closer") was used in the film 21 Grams by feted Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu. A few lines from the poem are quoted by Sean Penn's character in the movie.
Poetic work
Poetic work
Elegos (1967) Muerte y memoria (1972) Algunas palabras (1977) Terredad (1978) Trópico absoluto (1982) Alfabeto del mundo (1986) Adiós al Siglo XX (1992, 1997 a complete version) Papiros amorosos (2002) Chamario (2003, for children) Fábula del escriba (2006)
Essays
Essays
La ventana oblicua (1974) El taller blanco (1983) El cuaderno de Blas Coll (1981)
Translations
Translations
The Trees (selected poems 1967–2004) - an anthology of selected poems with English translations by the Australian poet Peter Boyle. Original Spanish text appears alongside English translation (Salt Publishing, 2004). Alphabet of the World (Selected Works by Eugenio Montejo). An anthology of selected poems and prose pieces, translated and edited by Kirk Nesset. A bilingual book; the text in Spanish appears also. Critical introduction by Wilfredo Hernandez and Kirk Nesset (University of Oklahoma Press, 2010).
Life and career
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1938
Eugenió Montejo was born on 19 October 1938.
2008
Eugenió Montejo died on 6 June 2008.
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Caracas.
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Valencia.
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Bibliography printed in the source article · 3
- Consuelo Hernández. La arquitectura poética de Eugenio Montejo. Venezuela. Literatura de fin de siglo. Special Issue. INTI Revista de Literatura Hispánica. No. 37-38. Julio Ortega, editor. Brown University. 1993. pp. 133-143.
- Roberts, Nicholas. 2009. Poetry and Loss: The Work of Eugenio Montejo (Woodbridge: Tamesis)
- Alphabet of the World (Selected Works by Eugenio Montejo). See critical introduction by Wilfredo Hernandez and Kirk Nesset (University of Oklahoma Press, 2010).
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