Tamara Kamenszain

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Tamara Kamenszain
Born(1947-02-09)9 February 1947
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died28 July 2021(2021-07-28) (aged 74)
Buenos Aires
Occupation(s)Poet, essayist.

Tamara Kamenszain (9 February 1947 – 28 July 2021)[1] was an Argentine poet and essayist.

Biography

Kamenszain was born in Buenos Aires. She studied philosophy and worked in journalism from a very young age, editing the Culture sections of newspapers La Opinión and Clarín.

Later, she devoted herself to teaching literature at the University of Buenos Aires and the Autonomous University of Mexico.[2]

Her essays on Argentinian and Latin American poetry are the subject of study in universities in Argentina and abroad. Her books of poetry have been totally or partially translated into several languages.[3][4][5][6] Along with Arturo Carrera and Néstor Perlongher, she belonged to the 1970s generation of poets known as Neo-Baroque.[7]

She was founder and general advisor of the bachelor's degree in Writing Arts at the National University of the Arts (UNA).

Awards

  • Premio Honorífico José Lezama Lima awarded by Casa de las Américas, Cuba, 2015.[8][9]
  • Platinum Konex Award 2014: Poetry.[10]
  • 2012 Buenos Aires Book Fair Critics' Award, for La novela de la poesía en abril de 2013.[11]
  • First Prize. Third Hispanic American Poetry Contest "Festival de la Lira", Concedido a "El eco de mi madre". 2011.[12]
  • Pablo Neruda Centennial Medal of Honor awarded by the President of Chile.. July 2004 2004.[13]
  • Konex Award Merit Diploma 1994. (Poetry).[14]
  • First Essay Prize. Government of the City of Buenos Aires, awarded to the published production of the three-year period 1993-1996 for La edad de la poesía.[15]
  • John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship. Género: poetry (1988–89)
  • Third National Essay Prize, awarded to the published production of the three-year period 1983–86, for El texto silencioso (The Silent Text).
  • Finalist for the Anagrama Essay Prize, with El texto silencioso (1980).[16]
  • Poetry Production Support Award. Awarded to De este lado del Mediterráneo by the Fondo Nacional de las Artes de Argentina (1972).[17]

Works

Poetry

  • 1973: De este lado del Mediterráneo
  • 1977: Los No
  • 1986: La casa grande
  • 1991: Vida de living
  • 1998: Tango Bar
  • 2003: El Ghetto
  • 2005: Solos y solas
    • English translation: Men and women alone (2010; translation by Cecilia Rossi)
  • 2010: El eco de mi madre
    • English translation: The Echo of My Mother (2012: translation by Cecilia Rossi)
  • 2012: La novela de la poesía: poesía reunida
  • 2014: El libro de los divanes
  • 2021: Chicas en tiempos suspendidos

Essays

  • 1983: El texto silencioso: tradición y vanguardia en la poesía sudamericana
  • 1996: La edad de la poesía
  • 2000: Historias de amor y otros ensayos sobre poesía
  • 2006: La boca del testimonio: lo que dice la poesía
  • 2016: Una intimidad inofensiva: Los que escriben con lo que hay
  • 2018: El libro de Tamar

References

  1. ^ Abdala, Verónica (28 July 2021). "Murió la poetisa Tamara Kamenszain: se va al cielo de los grandes". Clarín. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Tamara Kamenszain". www.poetrytranslation.org. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. ^ Clarín.com. "Tamara Kamenszain, matrimonios literarios y algo más" (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Tamara Kamenszain: "Se puede enseñar a leerse y a leer a otros"". www.losandes.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Literatura del amor, la memoria y el duelo, según Tamara Kamenszain". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Reseñas Caprichosas - "El libro de Tamar" de Tamara Kamenszain: 5 letras alcanzan para pensar una relación" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  7. ISSN 0325-0946
    . Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Premio Literario Casa de Las Américas 2016" (PDF).
  9. ^ "Otorgan en Cuba Premio Literario Casa de las Américas 2015" (in European Spanish). Cubadebate. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  10. ^ Factory, Troop Software. "Tamara Kamenszain | Fundación Konex" (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Página/12 :: espectaculos". www.pagina12.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Tamara Kamenszain ganó Festival de la Lira" (in Spanish). El Universo. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Los Neruditas | educ.ar". portal.educ.ar. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  14. ^ Factory, Troop Software. "Galería de Fotos | Fundación Konex" (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  15. ^ Gaceta, La. "'El sufrimiento no es un sentimiento productivo'". www.lagaceta.com.ar. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  16. ^ "Libros para celebrar el año" (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  17. ^ "Jornadas El silencio interrumpido Malba". www.malba.org.ar (in European Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2018.

External links

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