Carlos Obregón, or the silent vision of a submerged world 1 February 2011 Carlos Obregón is a rara avis in Colombian poetry. He has not been duly acknowledged, and … |
A short history of Colombian poetry 1 February 2010 I am also talking to you: in between woods, in between resins, in between a thousand restless … |
The International Poetry Festival of Medellin for the Peace of Colombia 1 October 2007 Colombia is a country at war and the whole world knows about it! The Colombian State spends 4.171 … |
Interview with the poet Fernando Rendón 1 July 2007 The long existence of the festival in one of the Colombian and Latin American cities most affected … |
Juan Manuel Roca, the uniformity of self-contradiction 1 April 2007 Juan Manuel Roca has not been seduced by the splendor of one sole genre. His writing career has … |
An introduction to the three poets of the July issue 1 July 2006 The three Colombian poets in this issue have, as can be expected, three quite divergent world … |
Welcome to Colombian Poetry - May 2006 1 May 2006 Two main trends have predominated in Colombian poetry over the past two decades. In the 1980s, the … |
Welcome to Colombian poetry - January 2006 1 January 2006 January 1, 2006 In Who’s Who in Colombian Poetry (2000), the extensive book which resulted … |
Welcome to Colombian poetry - November 2005 1 November 2005 As we have already mentioned in past issues, Colombian poetry has suffered from a very … |
Welcome to Colombian poetry - August 2005 1 August 2005 It is probable that in a rigorous history of Latin American poetry countries such as Chile, … |
Welcome to Colombian poetry - May 2005 1 May 2005 There is no such thing as a strictly Colombian poetry, just like there is no such thing as a … |
Welcome to Colombian poetry - October 2004 1 October 2004 Modern Colombian poetry, although arguably one of the most conservative in the Spanish language, … |
Welcome to Colombian poetry - July 2004 1 July 2004 It is still debated in Colombia whether or not there is a national poetic tradition. But in … |
The International Poetry Festival in Medellín 22 March 2004 Colombian poet Nicolás Suescún outlines the history of the International Poetry Festival in … |
From the Prologue of A rienda suelta 1 January 2004 “There are books that are read only once and upon closing them we say they have been read, and … |
My friend the poet Armando Romero 1 January 2004 Colombian poet Alvaro Mutis on the poetry of Armando Romero: “Having made this poetry (…) is what … |