Carmen Berenguer
Carmen Berenguer was a Chilean poet, essayist, audio-visual artist, editor and journalist. Berenguer was the first Chilean awarded the Pablo Neruda Ibero-American Poetry Award.
Biography
Her poetry has been gathered in several anthologies and she was an editor of various publications: Hoja X Ojo, 1984; and Al Margen, 1986.In 2008, Berenguer became the first Chilean to win the Pablo Neruda Ibero-American Poetry Award.
On 16 May 2024, Berenguer died aged 78 at the Hospital Clínico de la Universidad Católica, Santiago.
Collaborations
- Women's Literature Congress, organizer, Chile, 1987.
- Poetry International Festival with La reconstrucción del tiempo, organised by Sergio Badilla Castillo and Sun Axelsson, Stockholm, 1989.
- Delito y Traición, documentary, National Congress of Chile, 2003.