Ada Salas or AdaMc (born 1965) is a Spanish poet and author. She has worked as a teacher. Her poetry is known for its inclusion of pauses.

Life

Ada (Moreno) Salas was born in

Cáceres, Spain Cáceres ( , ) is a city and Spanish municipality located in the center of the autonomous community of Extremadura. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the province of Cáceres and houses the headquarters of the Superior Court ...

in 1965. She earned a doctorate in philology at the

University of Extremadura University of Extremadura (in ) is a Spanish public university in Extremadura (Badajoz and Cáceres). It was founded in 1973 by Decree 991/1973, May 10 ( BOE May 18) of the Ministry of Education and Science of Spain. Currently the University ...

. She taught in France at the

University of Angers The University of Angers () is a public university in western France, with campuses in Angers, Cholet, and Saumur. It is part of the Angers-Le Mans University Community. History The University of Angers was initially established during the 11 ...

. Juan Manuel Rozas was meant to have been her teacher, but he died in 1987. Salas entered the competition named in his memory and won the award in 1988

Awards and recognition

* 1988 ''Arte y memoria del inocente'' Salas, Ada. Published by the Universidad de Extremadura II Premio "Juan Manuel Rozas" de Poesía. * 1994 ''Variaciones en blanco'' . the Hiperión Prize. * 2007 ''Esto no es el silencio'' won the 15th Ricardo Molina – Ciudad de Córdoba prize. * 2011 ''El margen, el error, la tachadura. Notas acerca de la escritura poética (Diputación de Badajoz)'' Fernando Pérez Essay Prize * 2011 ''El margen, el error, la tachadura. Notas acerca de la escritura poética (Diputación de Badajoz)'' won the Fernando Pérez Essay Prize

Works

* ''Arte y memoria del inocente'' (1988) * ''Variaciones en blanco'' (1994) * ''La sed'' (1997) * ''Lugar de la derrota'' (2003) * ''Noticia de la luz'' * ''Escuela de Arte de Mérida'' prose * ''Alguien aquí. Notas acerca de la escritura poética'' * ''Esto no es el silencio'' * ''A la Misericordia y Las tinieblas'' by Robert Desnos - she and Juan Abeleira translated * ''No duerme el animal'' (2009) (compilation) * ''Ashes to Ashes'' (2010) * ''Limbo y otros poemas'' * ''Diez mandamientos'' * ''Poesía española reciente,'' Cano Ballesta, Juan 1980-2000 * ''El margen, el error, la tachadura. Notas acerca de la escritura poética (Diputación de Badajoz)'' * Salas, with Juan Abeleira, translated ''A la Misteriosa y Las tinieblas'' by the French writer

Robert Desnos Robert Desnos (; 4 July 1900 – 8 June 1945) was a French poet who played a key role in the Surrealist movement. Early life Robert Desnos was born in Paris on 4 July 1900, the son of a licensed dealer in game and poultry at the '' Halles'' ma ...

*''La otra joven poesía española'' (Igitur, 2003) *''Poesía española reciente,''Cano Ballesta, Juan 1980-2000 *''Descendimiento'', Valencia, Pre-Textos, 2018

References

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