William Agudelo
(Colombia, 1942)
A self-taught musician, sculptor and poet, William Agudelo has lived in Nicaragua since …
George Mario Angel Quintero
(USA, 1964)
The son of Colombian parents, George Mario Angel Quintero was born in 1964 San …
Vito Apüshana (Miguel Ángel López)
(Colombia, 1965)
A poet of the Wayuu Nation in northern Colombia, Miguel Ángel López, or, in Wayuu, Vito …
José Manuel Arango
(Colombia, 1937–2002)
José Manuel Arango studied philosophy and education, and became master in philosophy …
Jotamario Arbeláez
(Colombia, 1944)
Jotamario Arbeláez is the main exponent of the nadaísta movement, a group of …
Aurelio Arturo
(Colombia, 1909–1974)
The poetry of Aurelio Arturo is both a world and a frame of mind. It is a dazzling and …
José Asunción Silva
(Colombia, 1865–1896)
Colombia’s most celebrated poet was born in Bogotá, into a rich family, and after a …
Porfirio Barba Jacob
(Colombia, 1883–1942)
Born in Antioquia, Miguel Ángel Osorio, his real name, died in Mexico, where he had …
Carlos Bedoya
(Colombia, 1951)
Carlos Bedoya is a poet, essayist, translator and radio music programmer. He studied …
Horacio Benavides
(Colombia, 1949)
Horacio Benavides has published eight books of poetry, the last two of which: Sin razón …
Piedad Bonnet
(Colombia, 1951)
Piedad Bonnet studied philosophy and literature at the Universidad de los Andes, …
Jorge Bustamante García
(Colombia, 1951)
Poet, essayist, translator and geologist, Jorge Bustamante was born in Zipaquirá, …
Margarita Cardona
(Colombia, 1949)
Margarita Cardona Villa was born in Medellín, Colombia, in August 1949. Her work has …
María Mercedes Carranza
(Colombia, 1945–2003)
María Mercedes Carranza was born in Bogotá in 1945, the same city where she took her …
Fernando Charry Lara
(Colombia, 1920)
Born in Bogotá, Fernando Charry Lara, the well-known poet and critic of the Mito …
Fredy Chicangana
(Colombia, 1964)
Born in the Yanakuna county, in the south-east of the country, Fredy Chicangana whose …
Mauricio Contreras
(Colombia, 1960)
A chemist by training, Mauricio Contreras teaches in several schools in Bogotá. For …
Luz Helena Cordero
(Colombia, 1961)
Luz Helena Cordero Villamizar was born in Bucaramanga and is a professional …
Andrea Cote
(Colombia, 1981)
Andrea Cote was born in the oil port of Barrancabermeja on the banks of the Magdalena …
Ramón Cote Baraibar
(Colombia, 1963)
Ramón Cote, born in Cúcuta, Colombia, studied Art History in the Complutense University …
Eduardo Cote Lamus
(Colombia, 1928–1964)
Poet, diplomat and politician, Eduardo Cote Lamus was born in Cúcuta,  did an …
Meira Delmar
(Colombia, 1922–2009)
Meira Delmar is the pseudonym that the fifteen year old Olga Chams Eljach used …
Fernando Denis
(Colombia, 1968)
The highly praised poetry of José Luis González Sanjuan, whose pen name is Fernando …
José Luis Díaz Granados
(Colombia, 1946)
Born in Santa Marta, on the Caribbean coast, Díaz Granados, a poet, novelist and …
Federico Díaz-Granados
(Colombia, 1974)
Born in Bogotá, Federico Díaz-Granados published his first book when he was 21 years …
Eva Durán
(Colombia, 1976)
The poet and journalist Eva Durán was born in Cartagena. She has worked in the media …
Lucía Estrada
(Colombia, 1980)
One of the most promising young Colombian poets, Lucía Estrada has published three …
Pedro Arturo Estrada
(Colombia, 1956)
Pedro Arturo Estrada was born in Girardota (Antioquia), Colombia, in 1956. He has …
Tallulah Flores
(Colombia, 1951)
Flores was born in Barranquilla in northern Colombia but completed her studies in …
Gabriel Jaime Franco
(Colombia, 1956)
Gabriel Jaime Franco is a member of the Board of Editors of the review Prometeo …
Jorge Gaitán Durán
(Colombia, 1925–1962)
“My work simply affirms that at all times man must be conscious that he will die, which …
Gustavo Adolfo Garcés
(Colombia, 1957)
A lawyer with a master’s degree in political studies, Gustavo Adolfo Garcés has been a …
Ángela García
(Colombia, 1957)
Born in Medellín, García read Communication Studies. A co-founder of the International …
Felipe García Quintero
(Colombia, 1973)
In the poetry of Felipe García Quintero there is both verbal and emotional reticence, …
León Gil
(Colombia, 1954)
Born in Venecia, Antioquia, León Gil studied physics at the Universidad de Antioquia …
Luz Mary Giraldo
(Colombia, 1950)
Born in Ibagué, Colombia, Luz Mary Giraldo is a poet, literary critic and university …
Giovanny Gómez
(Colombia, 1979)
Giovanny Gómez studied Spanish and Literature at the Universidad …
Eduardo Gómez
(Colombia, 1932)
Eduardo Gómez has published seven books of poems and three essay collections. He …
León de Greiff
(Colombia, 1895)
León de Greiff was born in Medellín, Colombia, in 1895. A founder of the influential …
Jairo Guzmán
(Colombia, 1961)
Born in Medellin in 1961, Guzmán studied Mathematics at the National University of …
Raúl Henao
(Colombia, 1944)
Raúl Henao. “Poet by trade and one of singular vision. A magician with words and …
Miguel Iriarte
(Colombia, 1957)
A poet, cultural journalist, essayist and for fourteen years professor of Semiotics and …
Hugo Jamioy Juagibioy
(Colombia, 1971)
Hugo Jamioy Juagibioy was born in Waman Tabanók (“Our sacred place of origin”), in the …
Samuel Jaramillo
(Colombia, 1950)
Samuel Jaramillo was born in Bogotá in 1950. An economist and city planner, having …
Raúl Gómez Jattin
(Colombia, 1945–1997)
Born in 1945, Raúl Gómez Jattin desultorily studied law for some years, became an …
Fernando Linero
(Colombia, 1957)
Although he studied Philosophy, Linero says that being born on the day the first …
Orietta Lozano
(Colombia, 1956)
Born in Cali, Colombia, Orietta Lozano has published five books of poems, a novel, a …
Henry Luque
(Colombia, 1944–2006)
Born in Bogota, Henry Luque Muñoz graduated in sociology, gained a master’s degree …
Julián Malatesta
(Colombia, 1955)
A poet, actor and active cultural promoter, born in 1955 in Miranda, Cauca, Julián …
Álvaro Marín
(Colombia, 1958)
Álvaro Marín, who has won several prizes for his poetry, studied zootechnics and now …
Gonzalo Márquez Cristo
(Colombia, 1963)
A poet, fiction writer, essayist and publisher, Márquez Cristo has published four …
Liana Mejía
(Colombia, 1960)
Born in Medellín, Colombia, in 1960, Liana Mejía won the University of Antioquia’s IV …
Lauren Mendinueta
(Colombia, 1977)
Lauren Mendinueta was born in Barranquilla, Colombia in 1977. She began writing in 1997 …
Álvaro Miranda
(Colombia, 1945)
Alvaro Miranda, a poet, novelist and essayist of great verbal originality, was born in …
Myriam Montoya
(Colombia, 1963)
After a Masters in Latin American literature at the Sorbonne in 1994, Montoya embarked …
Alvaro Mutis
(Colombia, 1923)
Alvaro Mutis was born in Bogotá, Columbia. His father was a diplomat, posted at one …
Santiago Mutis Durán
(Colombia, 1951)
If something stands out in the poetry of Santiago Mutis Durán, it is his strong feeling …
Carlos Obregón
(Colombia, 1929–1963)
Born in Bogotá, Carlos Obregón studied mathematical physics at the University of …
Armando Orozco Tovar
(Colombia, 1943)
A poet and painter born in Bogotá, Armando Orozco Tovar received a bachelors degree in …
Amparo Osorio
(Colombia, 1951)
Amparo Osorio is a major Spanish-language poet who has also written fiction and …
Rafael Patiño
(Colombia, 1947)
Rafael Patiño, born in Medellín in 1947, is a poet, painter, translator and an expert …
Gloria Posada
(Colombia, 1967)
Gloria Posada holds a degree in Anthropology from the University of Antioquia, a …
Giovanni Quessep
(Colombia, 1939)
Giovanni Quessep was born in San Onofre, Sucre, Colombia, in 1939.
Robinson Quintero
(Colombia, 1959)
Robinson Quintero studied journalism, has published three books of poems and has …
Fernando Rendón
(Colombia, 1951)
Fernando Rendón is founder and director of the Latin American poetry magazine …
Luis Eduardo Rendón
(Colombia, 1972)
Luis Eduardo Rendón is an outstanding and prolific young poet who was born in San …
Mario Rivero
(Colombia, 1935)
Born in the industrial city of Medellín, where his father worked as a power-loom …
Juan Manuel Roca
(Colombia, 1946)
In the blind he loves the tense tuning of the senses, their olfactory skills, their …
Héctor Rojas Herazo
(Colombia, 1921–2002)
Novelist, poet and painter, Héctor Rojas Herazo was a towering figure in Colombian …
Armando Romero
(Colombia, 1944)
Armando Romero was active in the Colombian avantgarde movement El nadaismo …
María Clemencia Sánchez
(Colombia, 1970)
María Clemencia Sánchez, a poet and translator, studied languages at the Universidad de …
Eugenia Sánchez Nieto
(Colombia, 1953)
Born in Bogotá, in a time of great civil unrest, Eugenia Sánchez Nieto (known by her …
Nicolás Suescún
(Colombia, 1937)
Nicolás Suescún was born in Bogotá, Colombia. He is a poet, short …
Juan Diego Tamayo
(Colombia, 1968)
After graduating in Linguistics and Literature at the Universidad Pontificia …
Carlos Vásquez
(Colombia, 1956)
Perhaps because of his philosophical formation and teaching of philosophy, Carlos …
Alberto Vélez
(Colombia, 1957)
A lawyer with a degree from the Universidad de Antioquia, Alberto Vélez has worked as …
Luis Vidales
(Colombia, 1900–1990)
Luis Vidales was 26 when he published a slim book of avant-garde poems, Suenan …
Maruja Vieira
(Colombia, 1922)
Maruja Vieira has been at the center of Colombia’s political and cultural life. …
José Zuleta Ortiz
(Colombia, 1960)
A poet and short story writer, José Zuleta Ortiz has published five books of poetry and …
 
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