Pureza Canelo
Pureza Canelo | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 9, 1946 |
| Occupations | Poet and cultural ambassador |
| Awards | Adonais Prize for Poetry (1970) |
Pureza Canelo Gutiérrez (Moraleja, Cáceres, 1946) is a Spanish poet and cultural ambassador. She won the Adonais Prize for Poetry in 1970 for Lugar común.[1]
Biography
[edit]Canelo was born on 9 December 1946 in Moraleja, Spain. She has three older siblings.[2] She spent her childhood and adolescence in the rural town of Moraleja, then moved to Madrid to study education.[3]
In 1960, she won the Adonais Prize for her work Lugar común; beginning in 1990, she was part of the jury that awarded it. In 1975, she obtained a creative writing scholarship from the Fundación Juan March.[3]
As a cultural ambassador, she was the boss of the Office of Cultural Activities of the Autonomous University of Madrid and director of the Fundación Gerardo Diego.[3]
Her work has been translated into English and German.[1]
Works
[edit]1970. Lugar común. Adonais Prize.
1971. Celda verde.
1974. El barco del agua.
1979. Habitable (primera poética).
1986. Tendido verso: segunda poética.
1990. Pasión inédita.
1995. Moraleja.
1999. No escribir.
2011. A todo lo no amado.[4]
2013. Oeste
2018. Retirada
2019. Habitable. (Antología poética, 1971-2018). José Teruel edition.
2020. Palabra naturaleza. Author's edition.
2022. De traslación.
Prizes and awards
[edit]- 1970, Adonáis for Lugar común.
- 1980, Juan Ramón Jiménez del Instituto del Libro Español.[1]
- 1999, Ciudad de Salamanca for No escribir.
- 2008, Medalla de Extremadura.
- 2009, Francisco de Quevedo for Dulce nadie.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 March, Fundación Juan. "Pureza Canelo — Biografía — 35 Poetas: Antología — Conferencias — Fundación Juan March". www.march.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-06.
- ↑ Wilson, Katharina M.; Wilson, M. (1991). An Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers. Taylor & Francis. pp. 204–206. ISBN 978-0-8240-8547-6.
- 1 2 3 "Pureza Canelo". amediavoz.com. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
- ↑ Veyrat, Miguel. "Pureza Canelo culmina con A todo lo no amado la desnudez de su poesía". www.ojosdepapel.com. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
External links
[edit]- Poems of Pureza Canelo
- Poemas about poetic creation
- Pureza Canelo in the Virtual Library of Miguel de Cervantes
- Database of edited books in Spain. Canelo, Pureza
