PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 32 (2022) Winner
Gloria Gervitz
グロリア・ヘルヴィッツ
Gloria Gervitz
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1943-03-29 （Mexico City）
- Died
- 2022-04-19 age 79
- Nationality
- Mexican
- Languages
- Spanish, Yiddish
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Mexico City, Mexico → United States
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Translator
- Active Years
- 1976-2022
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universidad Iberoamericana | — | Art History | — | — | Mexico |
Universidad Iberoamericana
Art History
Country:
Mexico
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | PEN Mexico Prize for Literary Excellence | — | — | PEN Mexico | winner |
| 2019 | Pablo Neruda Ibero-American Poetry Award | Migraciones | — | Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage of Chile | winner |
| 2022 | PEN Oakland – Josephine Miles Literary Award | Migrations: Poem, 1976-2020 | — | PEN Oakland | winner |
PEN Mexico Prize for Literary Excellence
2011
Organization:
PEN Mexico
Result:
winner
Pablo Neruda Ibero-American Poetry Award
2019
Work:
Migraciones
Organization:
Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage of Chile
Result:
winner
PEN Oakland – Josephine Miles Literary Award
2022
Work:
Migrations: Poem, 1976-2020
Organization:
PEN Oakland
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Migraciones
1979 Long poem 120 pagesAn organic long poem begun in 1976 and still in process. Consists of seven parts and over 120 pages, mainly in Spanish with Yiddish phrases. Compared to long poems by Ezra Pound and others. Fragments translated into over 18 languages.
MigrationMemoryJewish cultureCycles of life
Translations
- Translated into more than 18 languages
Bibliography
- Shajarit (1979)
- Yizkor (1987)
- Fragmento de ventana (1986)
- Migraciones (1991, Shajarit, Yizkor, Leteo)
- Migraciones (1993, including Pythia)
- Migraciones (1996, including Equinoccio)
- Migraciones (2000, including Treno)
- Migraciones (2003, including Septiembre)
- Migrations: Poem, 1976-2020 (2021)
Translations by Author
- Translations into Spanish of Kenneth Rexroth, Susan Howe, Lorine Niedecker, Rita Dove, Samuel Beckett
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Organic and evolving poetryLong-form poetic structure
- Recurring Motifs
- MigrationPrayerTimeNature
Legacy
Mexican poet of Ukrainian Jewish descent, renowned for her lifelong long poem Migraciones. Also active as a translator, recipient of several literary awards.
Trivia
- Of Ukrainian Jewish descent. Paternal family arrived in Mexico in 1929 when her father was 9 years old.