World Literary Awards

← Back to Home

Pura López Colomé

プラ・ロペス・コロメ

Pura Rōpezu Korome

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1952-11-06 (Mexico City)
Nationality
Mexican
Languages
Spanish, English
Religion
Catholic
Residence History
Mexico City → Mérida, Yucatán → South Dakota

Career

Occupations
poet, translator, essayist, language teacher
Active Years
1977-
Affiliations
Unomásuno newspaper
Memberships
National System of Art Creators
Influenced By
Emily Dickinson, W. B. Yeats, Patrick Kavanagh, Huberto Batis, Antonio Alatorre

Education

National Autonomous University of Mexico
Hispanic Literature
Degree: 学士
Country: Mexico

Awards

Alfonso Reyes National Essay Award
1977
Work: Diálogo socrático en Alfonso Reyes
Result: 受賞
National Poetry Translation Prize
1992
Work: Isla de las estaciones
Result: 受賞
Xavier Villaurrutia Prize
2007
Work: Santo y Seña
Result: 受賞 (Elsa Crossと共同)

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

El sueño del cazador

1985 poetry

Poetry collection

Un cristal en otro

1990 poetry

Poetry collection

Aurora

1994 poetry

Poetry collection

Intemperie

1997 poetry

Poetry collection

Santo y Seña

2007 poetry

Poetry collection

Bibliography

  • El sueño del cazador (1985)
  • Un cristal en otro (1990)
  • Aurora (1994)
  • Intemperie (1997)
  • Santo y Seña (2007)
  • Reliquia (2008)
  • Por si acaso no (2010)
  • Poemas reunidos. 1985-2012 (2013)

Translations by Author

  • Isla de las estaciones (trans. Seamus Heaney)

Legacy

Renowned Mexican poet and translator, awarded several prizes including for translations from English to Spanish poetry.