1 abr 2011

Lenguaje vacuno (John Agard, Guyana - Reino Unido)


John Agard en la Web

Biography
"Playwright, poet, short-story and children's writer John Agard was born on 21 June 1949 in British Guiana (now Guyana). He worked for the Guyana Sunday Chronicle newspaper as sub-editor and feature writer before moving to England in 1977, where he became a touring lecturer for the Commonwealth Institute, travelling to schools throughout the UK to promote a better understanding of Caribbean culture. In 1993 he was appointed Writer in Residence at the South Bank Centre, London, and became Poet in Residence at the BBC in London, an appointment created as part of a scheme run by the Poetry Society in London. He also played a key role in the 'Windrush' season of programmes in 1998. He won the Paul Hamlyn Award for Poetry in 1997 and has travelled extensively throughout the world performing his poetry."
(Texto tomado de: http://www.contemporarywriters.com)

2 comentarios:

Ophir Alviárez dijo...

Estuve en Medellín y lo oí. Ése y un poema para Roque Dalton pararon no solo mis pelos, el auditorio se estremeció...Qué de recuerdos...!

Un abrazo que intenta volver al día a día.

Ophir

Atrabiliario dijo...

¡Qué suerte Ophir! En verdad que Agard es un personaje estupendo.
Saludos,

Gabriela
Atrabiliario