Pedro Shimose
Pedro Shimose Kawamura is a poet, journalist, professor and essayist from Bolivia. He has been based in Madrid, Spain since 1971. Shimose is considered one of Bolivia's most notable poets.
Biography
Shimose was born in 1940 to Japanese-Bolivian parents in the town of Riberalta in the lowland Beni department. He studied at the Higher University of San Andrés in La Paz, Bolivia, and graduated from the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain.He specialized in journalism and worked for some time on the newspaper Presencia. He also taught at the Higher University of San Andrés.
In 1972, he was awarded the Casa de las Américas Prize for the poetry collection Quiero escribir, pero me sale espuma. In 1999, he received Bolivia's National Culture Award. He is a member of the Academia Boliviana de la Lengua and of the Spanish Association of Art Critics.
Shimose is best known for his politically inspired poetry which touches on the themes of national identity and social liberation.
Works
Triludio en el exilio Sardonia Poemas para un pueblo Quiero escribir, pero me sale espumaCaducidad del fuego Al pie de la letra El Coco se llama Drilo Reflexiones maquiavélicas Diccionario de Autores Iberoamericanos Bolero de caballería Poemas Historia de la literatura hispanoamericana Riberalta y otros poemas- ''No te lo vas a creer ''