Miami, August 16, 2022 – Dade College in Miami‘s (MDC) rated Miami Book Fairin collaboration with National Poetry SERIESis pleased to announce that Winner of the 2022 Paz Prize for Poetry: The Cuban Poet Oneida Gonzalez for her manuscript infinite loop.
Born in Camaguey, Cuba, Gonzalez has previously published the promising city AND Barbara Street (poetry). Her texts appear in anthologies woman inside AND submerged cathedral. In 2003 she published the book of stories five past oneand coordinated the compilation written on a facefor Severo Sarduy, to whom he returned beings on the edge (2007). Wing dust. Film script in Cuba (2009) brings together her interviews with Cuban cinema critics, directors and screenwriters. in 2010, clear stories was published while she was working on the documentary project Severo Secreto, which was awarded the Amigos de la Biblioteca de Princeton Research Grant in 2015. Her most recent publication is A choral biography of Severo Sarduy, Ediciones Rialta, 2022. Gonzalez has a master’s degree in Latin American culture.
“I am very excited that the Miami Book Fair’s Paz Poetry Prize was awarded to my book infinite loop, Gonzalez said. “Writing a book is a learning process and it’s very nice to see that it is received with love. I think the Paz Prize seeks to expand the connections between the many cultures that coexist in this country, offering the possibility that the texts of Latino writers can be read in both languages.”
Gonzalez’s book, selected by judge Lourdes Vázquez, will be published in a bilingual edition in English and Spanish by Akashic Books.
“There was strong competition, but infinite loop stands out for its unique interior depth,” said Vázquez. “In a kind of introspective scenario – a cinema – a poem begins the rite and as a voice, an ‘I’ (that personal identity) in constant dialogue with its inner voice. That infinite reflection creates a universe of revelation, desire, and knowledge, and its flow changes, mingles, and grows like the stems of a plant.”
Named in honor of the late Nobel Prize-winning poet Octavio Paz, the Paz Prize for Poetry was launched in 2012 and recognizes a book of previously unpublished poetry written in Spanish by a US-based poet. Past winners include Dinapiera Di Donato, Carlos Pintado. , Legna Rodriguez Iglesias, Johanny Vazquez Paz and Alejandro Pérez-Cortés. More than 200 poets have submitted works for the Paz Prize in Poetry.
“It is extremely gratifying to be able to present a wide spectrum of poetic voices through the Paz Prize,” said Lissette Mendez, Miami Book Fair Programming Director. “These poems are available in both English and Spanish, and it’s fascinating to experience their unique cadence in both languages. Discovering a young poet who may have gone unnoticed because of language barriers is even more wonderful.”
The finalists for this edition of the Paz Prize for Poetry were: Giancarlo There are many ways to get the best results from your search results, but the most important thing is to find the right one for you.. Lila Zemborain, Douglas Gomez Barrueta, Keila Vall de la Ville, Luis Correa-Diaz, Noraya Ccoyure, Mike Hernandez and Lionel Valdivia.
National Poetry Series was established in 1978 by Daniel Halpern and James Michener to ensure the publication of five poetry collections each year through participating publishers. More than 175 books have been awarded since the series began. Board members include Julia Alvarez, Sandra Cisneros, Cristina Garcia, Mitchell Kaplan, Campbell McGrath, Pablo Medina, Gary Soto, Ilan Stavans and Luisa Valenzuela.
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