Víctor Rodríguez Núñez
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Víctor Rodríguez Núñez is a Cuban
poet, journalist, literary critic and translator.
In addition to Cuba, he has lived in Nicaragua, Colombia, and the United States, where he is currently an Associate Professor of Spanish at Kenyon College
.
Poetry=
Rodríguez Núñez has published eighteen books of poetry, including:
Poetry Awards=
Rodríguez Núñez has won numerous prizes for his poetry:
Poetry in Translation=
Rodríguez Núñez’s Selected Poems has been translated into the following languages:
A wide selection of his poetry has also been translated into Dutch, German, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian and Slovenian.
Cultural Journalism=
During the eighties Rodríguez Núñez wrote for and was the editor of El Caimán Barbudo, one of Cuba’s leading cultural magazines, where he published dozens of articles on literature and film. A selection of his interviews with Hispanic poets appears in La poesía sirve para todo (Havana: Unión, 2008).
He is currently the assistant director of the Mexican cultural journal, La Otra.
Literary Criticism=
Rodríguez Núñez has compiled three influential anthologies that have defined his poetic generation:
His book-length study on Gabriel García Márquez
’s non-fiction, Cien años de solidaridad (Havana: Unión, 1986) was awarded the Enrique José Varona Prize in 1986.
Rodríguez Núñez has published various critical editions, introductions, and essays on Spanish American poets including:
Translation=
Rodríguez Núñez is also a translator.
From Spanish into English, titles include:
From Spanish into English:
He is an Associate Editor for Salt Publishing
’s Earthwork’s Series of Latin American Poetry in Translation.
External Links=
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
poet, journalist, literary critic and translator.
In addition to Cuba, he has lived in Nicaragua, Colombia, and the United States, where he is currently an Associate Professor of Spanish at Kenyon College
Kenyon College
Kenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio, founded in 1824 by Bishop Philander Chase of The Episcopal Church, in parallel with the Bexley Hall seminary. It is the oldest private college in Ohio...
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Poetry=
Rodríguez Núñez has published eighteen books of poetry, including:
- Cayama (Santiago de Cuba: Uvero, 1979)
- Con raro olor a mundo (Havana: Unión, 1981)
- Noticiario del solo (Havana: Letras Cubanas, 1987)
- Cuarto de desahogo (Havana: Unión, 1993)
- Los poemas de nadie y otros poemas (Intro. Juan Manuel Roca. Medellín: Tecnológico de Antioquia, 1994)
- El último a la feria (San José de Costa Rica: EDUCA ,1995)
- Oración inconclusa (Seville: Renacimiento, 2000)
- Con raro olor a mundo: Primera antología (Havana: Unión, 2004)
- Actas de medianoche I (Valladolid: Junta de Castilla y León, 2006)
- Actas de medianoche II (Soria: Diputación Provincial de Soria, 2007)
- Todo buen corazón es un prismático: Antología poética, 1975-2005. Intro. Juan Gelman. (Mexico: La Cabra Ediciones-UANL, 2010)
- Intervenciones: Antología poética. Ed. and Intro. Juan Carlos Abril. (Santander [Spain]: La Mirada Creadora, 2010)
- Tareas (Seville: Renacimiento, 2011)
Poetry Awards=
Rodríguez Núñez has won numerous prizes for his poetry:
- David Prize (Cuba, 1980)
- Plural Prize (Mexico, 1983)
- EDUCA Prize (Costa Rica, 1995)
- Renacimiento Prize (Spain, 2000)
- Fray Luis de León Prize (Spain 2005)
- Leonor Prize (Spain, 2006)
- Rincón de la Victoria Prize (Spain, 2010)
Poetry in Translation=
Rodríguez Núñez’s Selected Poems has been translated into the following languages:
- English (The Infinite’s Ash, trans. by Katherine Hedeen, London: Arc Publications, 2008)
- French (L’étrange odeur du monde, trans. by Jean PortanteJean PortanteJean Portante is a Luxembourg poet, novelist, translator and journalist. He grew up in an Italian immigrant family but finally chose French as the language for his works....
, Paris: L’Oreille du Loup, 2011) - Italian (L’ultimo alla fiera, trans. by Emilio Coco, Foggia: Sentieri Meridiani, 2011)
- Swedish (Världen ryms i en alexandrin, trans. by Lasse Söderberg, Malmö: Aura Latina, 2011)
A wide selection of his poetry has also been translated into Dutch, German, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian and Slovenian.
Cultural Journalism=
During the eighties Rodríguez Núñez wrote for and was the editor of El Caimán Barbudo, one of Cuba’s leading cultural magazines, where he published dozens of articles on literature and film. A selection of his interviews with Hispanic poets appears in La poesía sirve para todo (Havana: Unión, 2008).
He is currently the assistant director of the Mexican cultural journal, La Otra.
Literary Criticism=
Rodríguez Núñez has compiled three influential anthologies that have defined his poetic generation:
- Cuba: En su lugar la poesía (Mexico: U Autónoma Metropolitana-Azcapotzalco, 1982)
- Usted es la culpable: Nueva poesía cubana (Havana: Editora Abril, 1985)
- El pasado del cielo: La nueva y novísima poesía cubana (Medellín: Alejandría Editores, 1994)
His book-length study on Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez is a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo throughout Latin America. He is considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in...
’s non-fiction, Cien años de solidaridad (Havana: Unión, 1986) was awarded the Enrique José Varona Prize in 1986.
Rodríguez Núñez has published various critical editions, introductions, and essays on Spanish American poets including:
- Oh, smog: Antología poética [with Katherine M. Hedeen]. By Juan CalzadillaJuan CalzadillaJuan Calzadilla is a Venezuelan prolific poet, painter and art critic.He studied in the Universidad Central de Venezuela and in the Instituto Pedagógico Nacional...
. (Havana: Arte y Literatura, 2008) - Poesía. By Francisco UrondoFrancisco UrondoFrancisco "Paco" Urondo, was an Argentine writer, and member of the Montoneros guerrilla organization....
(Havana: Casa de las AméricasCasa de las AméricasCasa de las Américas is an organization that was founded by the Cuban Government in April 1959, four months after the Cuban Revolution, for the purpose of developing and extending the socio-cultural relations with the countries of Latin America, the Caribbean and the rest of the world...
, 2006) - Oda a Rubén DaríoRubén DaríoFélix Rubén García Sarmiento , known as Rubén Darío, was a Nicaraguan poet who initiated the Spanish-American literary movement known as modernismo that flourished at the end of the 19th century...
: Poemas selectos. By José Coronel UrtechoJosé Coronel UrtechoJosé Coronel Urtecho was a Nicaraguan poet, translator, essayist, critic, narrator, playwright, diplomat and historian. He has been described as "the most influential Nicaraguan thinker of the twentieth century"...
. (Caracas: Biblioteca Ayacucho, 2005) - La soledad de América Latina: Escritos sobre arte y literatura, 1948-1988. By Gabriel García MárquezGabriel García MárquezGabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez is a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo throughout Latin America. He is considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in...
. (Havana: Arte y Literatura, 1989) - Cinco puntos cardinales. By Z. Valdés, J. A. Mazzotti, E. Llanos Melussa, J. R. Saravia and A. Desiderato. (Havana: Casa de las AméricasCasa de las AméricasCasa de las Américas is an organization that was founded by the Cuban Government in April 1959, four months after the Cuban Revolution, for the purpose of developing and extending the socio-cultural relations with the countries of Latin America, the Caribbean and the rest of the world...
, 1989) - País secreto. By Juan Manuel Roca. (Havana: Casa de las AméricasCasa de las AméricasCasa de las Américas is an organization that was founded by the Cuban Government in April 1959, four months after the Cuban Revolution, for the purpose of developing and extending the socio-cultural relations with the countries of Latin America, the Caribbean and the rest of the world...
, 1987)
Translation=
Rodríguez Núñez is also a translator.
From Spanish into English, titles include:
- Esto sucede cuando el corazón de una mujer se rompe. By Margaret Randall. (Madrid: Hiperion, 1999)
- El silo: Una sinfonía pastoral [with Katherine Hedeen]. By John Kinsella. (Havana: Arte y Literatura, 2005)
- América o el resplandor [with Katherine Hedeen]. By John Kinsella. (Havana: Torre de Letras, 2006)
- La vida incesante y otros poemas [with Katherine Hedeen]. By Mark StrandMark StrandMark Strand is an American poet, essayist, and translator. He was appointed Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1990. Since 2005, he has been a professor of English at Columbia University.- Biography :...
. (Mexico: El Tucán de Virginia, 2011)
From Spanish into English:
- The Poems of Sidney West [with Katherine Hedeen]. By Juan GelmanJuan GelmanJuan Gelman is an Argentine poet. He has published more than twenty books of poetry since 1956. He won the Cervantes Prize in 2007, the most important in Spanish literature...
. (Cambridge: Salt PublishingSalt PublishingSalt Publishing is an independent publisher whose origins date back to 1990 when poet John Kinsella launched Salt Magazine in Western Australia. The journal rapidly developed an international reputation as a leading publisher of new poetry and poetics...
, 2009) - Diary with No Subject [with Katherine Hedeen]. By Juan CalzadillaJuan CalzadillaJuan Calzadilla is a Venezuelan prolific poet, painter and art critic.He studied in the Universidad Central de Venezuela and in the Instituto Pedagógico Nacional...
. (Cambridge: Salt PublishingSalt PublishingSalt Publishing is an independent publisher whose origins date back to 1990 when poet John Kinsella launched Salt Magazine in Western Australia. The journal rapidly developed an international reputation as a leading publisher of new poetry and poetics...
, 2009) - Garden of Silica [with Katherine Hedeen]. By Ida VitaleIda VitaleIda Vitale is a prolific writer from Montevideo who played an important role in the Uruguayan art movement known as the "Generation of 1945". Vitale fled to Mexico City in 1973 for political asylum after the military junta took power. She currently resides in Austin, Texas.-Partial bibliography:*...
. (Cambridge: Salt PublishingSalt PublishingSalt Publishing is an independent publisher whose origins date back to 1990 when poet John Kinsella launched Salt Magazine in Western Australia. The journal rapidly developed an international reputation as a leading publisher of new poetry and poetics...
, 2010) - Blue Coyote with Guitar [with Katherine Hedeen]. By Juan Bañuelos. (Cambridge: Salt PublishingSalt PublishingSalt Publishing is an independent publisher whose origins date back to 1990 when poet John Kinsella launched Salt Magazine in Western Australia. The journal rapidly developed an international reputation as a leading publisher of new poetry and poetics...
, 2010) - The Bridges [with Katherine Hedeen]. By Fayad Jamís. (Cambridge: Salt PublishingSalt PublishingSalt Publishing is an independent publisher whose origins date back to 1990 when poet John Kinsella launched Salt Magazine in Western Australia. The journal rapidly developed an international reputation as a leading publisher of new poetry and poetics...
, 2011)
He is an Associate Editor for Salt Publishing
Salt Publishing
Salt Publishing is an independent publisher whose origins date back to 1990 when poet John Kinsella launched Salt Magazine in Western Australia. The journal rapidly developed an international reputation as a leading publisher of new poetry and poetics...
’s Earthwork’s Series of Latin American Poetry in Translation.
External Links=
- Author's Page at Arc Publications
- Kenyon College Faculty Page
- Salt Publishing's Earthworks Series
- Poems: Salt Magazine, 2008
- Poems: Salt Magazine, 2010
- Poems: Prometeo
- Poems: La Otra
- Poems: in Hungarian
- Essay: Juan Gelman o "Los hielos de la furia" in La Jornada
- Video: Reading at Granada, Nicaragua's International Poetry Festival, 2011
- Video: Reading at Granada, Nicaragua's International Poetry Festival, 2009
- Video: Reading from Deshielo
- Video: Poesía en su propia voz
- Video: Reading at the Medellín International Poetry Festival, 2008