Eugenio Montejo
Eugenio Montejo 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.
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" 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
- Elegos
- Muerte y memoria
- Algunas palabras
- Terredad
- Trópico absoluto
- Alfabeto del mundo
- Adiós al Siglo XX
- Papiros amorosos
- Chamario
- Fábula del escriba
Essays
- La ventana oblicua
- El taller blanco
- El cuaderno de Blas Coll
Translations
- - an anthology of selected poems with English translations by the Australian poet Peter Boyle. Original Spanish text appears alongside English translation.
- . 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.