Jorge Enrique González Pacheco
| Jorge Enrique González Pacheco | |
|---|---|
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| Born | Cuba |
| Nationality | United States |
| Notable work | Poetry, Cinema |
Jorge Enrique González Pacheco is a Cuban poet, writer and cultural entrepreneur. He has a B.A in Hispanic & Latin American Literature at the University of Havana, Cuba, and M.A in Hispanic Literature at the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain.[1]
Biography
González Pacheco was born in Marianao, Havana, on September 9, 1969. His mother died when he was very young, and his relationship with his father was turbulent.[2] González Pacheco moved to the United States in 2003, and since 2006 he has been living in Seattle.[3] He published his first poem in Alaluz, a literary magazine of the University of California, Riverside.[4] He has published five books,[5] including Under the light of my blood.[6] In Cuba, the poet received the Delia Carrera Poetry Prize, a national award, in 1996.[7] In 1990 integrated the group of young poets that participated at the revolution of Cuban literature that distanced itself from political themes and created a clearer and more universal lyric. As a freedom defender in an interview he criticized the situation of the civil liberties on his country.[8] One of his well-known poems is dedicated to Havana.[9] González Pacheco is the Founder & CEO of the Seattle Latino Film Festival (SLFF), a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization.[10][11] He has read his poetry in United States[12] and many other countries including Spain.[13]
Books
- (1992) Poesía Ilustrada, International Edition Group, New York, NY, USA
- (2003) Antología de la Décima Cósmica de La Habana, FAH, Mexico City, Mexico
- (2003) Notaciones del Inocente, Ediciones Qneras, Moguer, Spain
- (2004) Tierra de Secreta Transparencia, Torremozas & Fundación Juan Ramon Jimenez, Madrid, Spain
- (2009) Bajo la luz de mi sangre|Under the Light of my Blood (Bilingual Edition), Trafford, Victoria BC, Canada
Recognition
- 2015 HIPGivers Award by Hispanics in Philanthropy in San Francisco, California.[14]
Notes
- González Pacheco, Jorge Enrique (1995). “La mudez del alba”. Revista Alaluz. XXVII (1): 59.
- González Pacheco, Jorge Enrique (2008). La dócil alba que en tu altura guia-L'aube docile qui depuis ton royaume guide. Paris, France: Arcoiris, Revue de Création Littéraire Bilingue. pp. 322, 323.
- Puentes Izquierdo, Zoraida (2011). Literatura Cubana contemporánea (1959-1999) Selección de lecturas (1ra ed.). Universidad de las Artes, Havana, Cuba: Ediciones Cúpulas. pp. 28, 30, 88.
- González Pacheco, Jorge Enrique, Poem: Pobre espacio del que huyo, Azahares, Spanish Language Literary Magazine (2015): pag 28, College of Languages and Communication, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. USA
- González Pacheco, Jorge Enrique, Poetry Now, Sacramento Poetry Center, California, USA
References
- ↑ Author Website
- ↑ Jorge Enrique Gonzalez Pacheco, Seattle Latino Film Festival Founder
- ↑ Torres, Blanca, "Shaping Seattle’s understanding of Latinos through film", October 08, 2014, The Seattle Times
- ↑ González Pacheco, Jorge Enrique (1991). "Escritos Inéditos". Revista Alaluz. XXIII (2). pag 47
- ↑ WorldCat Identities
- ↑ O'Toole, Gavin. "Senators of the word", The Latin American Review of Books, London, UK
- ↑ "Jorge Enrique González Pacheco (Cuba/USA)", THE PIP (PROJECT FOR INNOVATIVE POETRY)
- ↑ Cuban Americans in Seattle reflect on Castro’s death, The Seattle Times, November 26, 2016
- ↑ Poetry Atlas
- ↑ Keogh, Tom. "Seattle Latino Film Festival expands to 10 days", Oct 04, 2012, The Seattle Times
- ↑ SEATTLE LATINO FILM FESTIVAL COMES TO SEATTLE U
- ↑ Book People
- ↑ Recital del poeta cubano González Pacheco en Mazagón, Diario Huelva YA
- ↑ Jorge Enrique Gonzalez Pacheco: 2015 HIPGiver
External links
- Official website
- González Pacheco, Jorge Enrique, Library of Congress