Best Translated Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (2015) Winner
Rocío Cerón
ロシオ・セロン
Rocio Ceron
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1972 （Mexico City, Mexico）
- Nationality
- Mexican
- Languages
- Spanish
Career
- Occupations
- poet, performer
- Active Years
- 1995-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Premio Nacional de Literatura Gilberto Owen | Basalto | — | — | winner |
| 2014 | Best Translated Book Award | Diorama (English translation by Anna Rosenwong) | — | Best Translated Book Award | winner |
Premio Nacional de Literatura Gilberto Owen
2000
Work:
Basalto
Result:
winner
Best Translated Book Award
2014
Work:
Diorama (English translation by Anna Rosenwong)
Organization:
Best Translated Book Award
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Basalto
2002 poetryA collection of experimental poems employing geological and bodily imagery, often connected to sound and performance.
geological imagerycorporealitysound
Soma
2003 poetryA poetry volume focused on the relationship between body and language, characterized by performative textual experiments.
bodylanguage experimentation
Imperio / Empire
2008 poetry (bilingual, interdisciplinary)Addresses political and historical themes poetically, experimenting with bilingual presentation and connections to sound and performance.
empirehistorypolitics
Tiento
2010 poetryAn experimental work exploring poetic possibilities through metaphors of music and tactility; has been translated into German and Swedish.
musicalitytactilityexperimental poetry
Translations
- German edition (Verlag Hans Schiler, 2011)
- Swedish edition (Aura Latina, 2012)
El ocre de la tierra
2011 poetryA collection of poetic fragments revolving around land and color.
landcolor
Diorama
2012 poetry (interdisciplinary, available in bilingual edition)A collection strongly linked to image, music and performance; an English translation was produced and received international recognition.
visual imagerymusicperformance
Translations
- English translation by Anna Rosenwong (bilingual editions published in the US and Spain, 2013)
Bibliography
- Basalto (2002)
- Soma (2003)
- Imperio/Empire (2008)
- Tiento (2010)
- El ocre de la tierra (2011)
- Diorama (2012)
Translations of Works
- Tiento translated into German (2011) and Swedish (2012)
- Diorama translated into English (Anna Rosenwong, 2013)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- experimentalintermedia (fusion of poetry with music, video and performance)bilingual / interdisciplinary expression
- Recurring Motifs
- geological/rock imagerycity and landsound and the bodypower/empire
Legacy
Rocío Cerón is a Mexican poet noted for experimental work that connects poetry with music, video and performance. Her books have been translated into multiple languages and received international recognition through translated and bilingual editions.
Quotes
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Her work combines poetry with music, performance and video.
Source: Wikipedia (Rocío Cerón)
Trivia
- Her poems have been translated into many European languages.
- The English translation of Diorama (by Anna Rosenwong) won the Best Translated Book Award.