Rocío Cerón (born 1972) is a
Mexican poet. She was born in
Mexico City
Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...
. Her work combines poetry with music, performance and video. She has written several volumes of poetry including ''Basalto'' (2002), ''Imperio/Empire'' (2008), ''Tiento'' (2010) and ''Diorama'' (2012). The last mentioned was translated into English by
Anna Rosenwong and won the
Best Translated Book Award
The Best Translated Book Award was an American literary award that recognized the previous year's best original translation into English, one book of poetry and one of fiction. It was inaugurated in 2008 and was conferred by Three Percent, the onl ...
. Her poems have been translated into many European languages.
Bio
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Selected works
* ''Basalto'' (ESN-CONACULTA, México, 2002), winner of the Premio Nacional de Literatura Gilberto Owen 2000;
* ''Soma'' (Eloísa Ediciones, Argentina, 2003);
* ''Imperio/Empire'' (Ediciones Monte Carmelo, 2008; FONCA-CONACULTA-MotínPoeta, 2009, interdisciplinary and bilingual edition);
* ''Tiento'' (UANL, México, 2010; translations: Verlag Hans Schiler, Alemania, 2011; Aura Latina, Suecia, 2012),
* ''El ocre de la tierra'' (Ediciones Liliputienses, España, 2011);
* ''Diorama'' (Tabasco 189-UANL, México, 2012; Amargord Ediciones, España, 2013; MacNally Jackson-Díaz Grey Editores, EUA, 2013, bilingual edition)
References
Mexican women poets
Poets from Mexico City
1972 births
Living people
21st-century Mexican women writers
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