CUERPOS ENCONTRADOS EN VARIAS PARTES / BODIES FOUND IN VARIOUS PLACES

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from Cuerpos Encontrados en Varias Partes: Poemas selectos de Elvira Hernández / Bodies Found in Various Places: The Selected Poems of Elvira Hernández–published by Cardboard House

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Elvira Hernández, pseudonym of María Teresa Adriasola, is a Chilean poet, essayist, and literary critic. She is one of the most important voices of contemporary poetry in the Southern Cone and the Chilean neo-avant-garde. Some of her most important works include: ¡Arre! Halley ¡Arre! (Giddy up, Halley!) (1986), La bandera de Chile (The Chilean Flag) (1991), Santiago Waria (1992), and Pájaros desde mi ventana (Birds from My Window)(2018). She is the recipient of the Jorge Tellier National Poetry Award (2018), the Pablo Neruda Ibero-American Poetry Award (2018), and the National Literature Award (Chile 2024).

Translated by Daniel Borzutzky and Alec Schumacher 👍