Pureza Canelo

Pureza Canelo
Born1946 (age 78–79)
OccupationsPoet and cultural ambassador
AwardsAdonais Prize for Poetry (1970)

Pureza Canelo Gutiérrez (Moraleja, Cáceres, 1946) is a Spanish poet and cultural ambassador. She won the Adonais Prize for Poetry in 1970 for Lugar común.[1]

Biography

She spent her childhood and adolescence in the rural town of Moraleja, then moved to Madrid to study education.[2]

In 1960, she won the Adonais Prize for her work Lugar común; beginning in 1990, she was part of the jury that awarded it. In 1975, she obtained a creative writing scholarship from the Fundación Juan March.[2]

As a cultural ambassador, she was the boss of the Office of Cultural Activities of the Autonomous University of Madrid and director of the Fundación Gerardo Diego.[2]

Her work has been translated into English and German.[1]

Works

1970. Lugar común. Adonais Prize.

1971. Celda verde.

1974. El barco del agua.

1979. Habitable (primera poética).

1986. Tendido verso: segunda poética.

1990. Pasión inédita.

1995. Moraleja.

1999. No escribir.

2011. A todo lo no amado.[3]

2013. Oeste

2018. Retirada

2019. Habitable. (Antología poética, 1971-2018). José Teruel edition.

2020. Palabra naturaleza. Author's edition.

2022. De traslación.

Prizes and awards

  • 1970, Adonáis for Lugar común.
  • 1980, Juan Ramón Jiménez del Instituto del Libro Español.[1]
  • 1999, Ciudad de Salamanca for No escribir.
  • 2008, Medalla de Extremadura.
  • 2009, Francisco de Quevedo for Dulce nadie.

References

  1. ^ a b c March, Fundación Juan. "Pureza Canelo — Biografía — 35 Poetas: Antología — Conferencias — Fundación Juan March". www.march.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-06.
  2. ^ a b c "Pureza Canelo". amediavoz.com. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
  3. ^ Veyrat, Miguel. "Pureza Canelo culmina con A todo lo no amado la desnudez de su poesía". www.ojosdepapel.com. Retrieved 2018-11-06.