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Agustín Labrada

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Born

Holguín, Cuba

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Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction

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May 2014

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Agustín Labrada Aguilera (Holguín, Cuba, 1964), studied Literature in Cuba and Communications in Mexico. He has resided in Chetumal, Mexico (near the Belizean border) where he has been involved in a number of important cultural projects: He´s the editor of Río Hondo magazine (http://www.riohondo.com.mx/ListarRevi... he hosts the radio show Una puerta al mar; and he created and organized an international poetry award: Premio Internacional de Poesía Nicolás Guillén.

He has published several books of poetry: La soledad se hizo relámpago (1987), Viajero del asombro (1991, 1995, & 1997), and La vasta lejanía (2000, 2005). In the field of cultural journalism, he has published: Palabra de la frontera (1995), Más se perdió en la guerra (1999), Un pa
Agustín Labrada Aguilera (Holguín, Cuba, 1964), studied Literature in Cuba and Communications in Mexico. He has resided in Chetumal, Mexico (near the Belizean border) where he has been involved in a number of important cultural projects: He´s the editor of Río Hondo magazine (http://www.riohondo.com.mx/ListarRevi... he hosts the radio show Una puerta al mar; and he created and organized an international poetry award: Premio Internacional de Poesía Nicolás Guillén.

He has published several books of poetry: La soledad se hizo relámpago (1987), Viajero del asombro (1991, 1995, & 1997), and La vasta lejanía (2000, 2005). In the field of cultural journalism, he has published: Palabra de la frontera (1995), Más se perdió en la guerra (1999), Un paseo por el Paraíso (2006), and Seis caminos (2012). He also published the compilation of critical essays Teje sus voces la memoria (2011), and the anthology of Cuban amorous poetry Jugando a juegos prohibidos (1992).

His poems appeared in more than 50 anthologies published in Europe, Latin America, and the United States, as well as in the CDs Un lugar para la poesía (1986, 2006), Guerra y literatura del siglo XX (2003), Los ángeles también cantan (2006), and Milonga para Isa (2012). He has offered readings in Cuba, México, Nicaragua, Uruguay, Bulgaria, España, and Francia.

Bio note adapted and translated from: http://www.cubaencuentro.com/entrevis...

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Agustín Labrada Aguilera (Holguín, Cuba, 1964), estudió literatura en el Instituto Superior Pedagógico Enrique José Varona, de Cuba; y ciencias de la comunicación en la Universidad Interamericana para el Desarrollo, de México. Desde 1992 reside en Chetumal, México, donde coordina el Premio Internacional de Poesía Nicolás Guillén, dirige la revista Río Hondo y realiza el programa radiofónico Una puerta al mar.

Es autor de los poemarios La soledad se hizo relámpago (1987), Viajero del asombro (1991, 1995 y 1997) y La vasta lejanía (2000, 2005); de la antología de poesía amorosa cubana Jugando a juegos prohibidos (1992); de los libros de periodismo cultural Palabra de la frontera (1995), Más se perdió en la guerra (1999), Un paseo por el Paraíso (2006) y Seis caminos (2012); y del conjunto de ensayos críticos Teje sus voces la memoria (2011).

Sus poemas figuran en más de 50 antologías publicadas en Europa, América Latina y Estados Unidos; así como en los discos Un lugar para la poesía (1986, 2006), Guerra y literatura del siglo XX (2003), Los ángeles también cantan (2006) y Milonga para Isa (2012). Ha ofrecido lecturas en espacios de Cuba, México, Nicaragua, Uruguay, Bulgaria, España y Francia.

Ficha biográfica elaborada por
Féliz Luis Viera, tomada de: http://www.cubaencuentro.com/entrevis... (adaptada por actualización de datos). ...more

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