Amanda Berenguer
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Amanda Berenguer was a Uruguay
an poet. A member of the Generation of '45.
She was born in Montevideo
. Quehaceres e Invenciones (1963) brought Berenguer sudden fame and praise, emboldening her search for new poetic structures to express her unique vision of art and the world. In 1986 she received the "Reencuentro de Poesía" prize from the University of the Republic, Uruguay
for her work Los signos sobre la mesa. Ante mis hermanos supliciados. La dama de Elche (1987) received first prize in the poetry category from the Uruguayan Ministry of Education and Culture. The second edition of La dama de Elche, published in 1990, won the Bartolomé Hidalgo Prize, issued by the Uruguayan Book Chamber. She has been married to writer José Pedro Díaz since 1944.
In 2006, she had become an honorary member of the Uruguayan National Academy of Letters.
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
an poet. A member of the Generation of '45.
She was born in Montevideo
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
. Quehaceres e Invenciones (1963) brought Berenguer sudden fame and praise, emboldening her search for new poetic structures to express her unique vision of art and the world. In 1986 she received the "Reencuentro de Poesía" prize from the University of the Republic, Uruguay
University of the Republic, Uruguay
The University of the Republic is Uruguay's public university. It is the most important and country's largest university, with a student body of more than 80,000 students. It was founded on July 18, 1849 in Montevideo, where most of its buildings and facilities are still located. Its current...
for her work Los signos sobre la mesa. Ante mis hermanos supliciados. La dama de Elche (1987) received first prize in the poetry category from the Uruguayan Ministry of Education and Culture. The second edition of La dama de Elche, published in 1990, won the Bartolomé Hidalgo Prize, issued by the Uruguayan Book Chamber. She has been married to writer José Pedro Díaz since 1944.
In 2006, she had become an honorary member of the Uruguayan National Academy of Letters.
Poetry
- A través de los tiempos que llevan a la gran calma (1940)
- Canto hermético (1941)
- Elegía por la muerte de Paul Valéry (1945)
- El río (1952)
- La invitación (1957)
- Contracanto (1961)
- Quehaceres e invenciones (1963)
- Declaración conjunta (1964)
- Materia prima (1966)
- Dicciones (1973)
- Composición de lugar (1976)
- Poesía (1949–1979) (1980)
- Identidad de ciertas frutas (1983)
- La dama de Elche (1987)
- Los Signos sobre la mesa (1987)
- La botella verde (Analysis situs) (1995)
- El pescador de caña (1995)
- La estranguladora (1998)
- Poner la mesa del 3er (2002)
- Constelación del navío (2002)
- Las mil y una preguntas y propicios contextos (2005)
- Casas donde viven criaturas del lenguaje y el diccionario (2005)