Joaquín Badajoz

Joaquín Badajoz
Cuban-American writer, editor, translator and journalist
Joaquín Badajoz Cuban-American writer, editor, translator and journalist
Born	2 August 1972 (age 52); Pinar del Río, Cuba
Occupation	Writer, Journalist, Editor and Translator
Nationality	Cuban–American
Genre	Poetry, fiction, art criticism, essay
Notable works	Passar Páxaros/ Casa Obscura, aldea sumergida; Excursión de Thor a Utgard (essay); El cine en español en los Estados Unidos (in collaboration with filmmaker and writer Roberto Fandiño); España regurgitada (essay).

Joaquín Badajoz is a Cuban-American writer, editor and journalist.^[1]^[2]

Boards

Badajoz is a member of the North American Academy of the Spanish Language (ANLE),^[3] the editorial board Glosas (ANLE), RANLE (ANLE) and OtroLunes.^[4] He has been a member of the boards of Cuadernos de ALDEEU (Spanish Professionals in America), Vitral —recipient of prestigious Prince Claus Award 1999^[5]— among others.

Authorship

He is one of the authors of the "Encyclopedia of Spanish in the United States", "Hablando (bien) se entiende la gente /Speaking Well Makes the World Go 'Round" (Spanish Edition), Aguilar; 1 edition (February 8, 2010); "Diccionario de Americanismos /Dictionary of Standardized Latin American Vocabulary" (Spanish Edition), Alfaguara (Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española) 1st edition (April 17, 2010); "The School of Night. Drawings by Arturo Rodriguez" (New York. Island Project, 2014). He is the author of "Passar Páxaros/ Casa Obscura, aldea sumergida" (ANLE/Hypermedia, 2014) and Cántaro (hypermedia americas, 2022).

Other work

Badajoz has extensive experience in the publishing industry. He served as Managing Editor for the Spanish editions of Men's Health and Prevention magazines, as well as the Executive Editor of Cosmopolitan en español, in partnership with Editorial Televisa. He also held positions such as Front Page Editor at Yahoo until 2015, and Digital Manager at La Opinion and El Diario La Prensa until 2018. Additionally, he was Deputy Editor at The Tablet and Nuestra Voz, and Executive Editor at People en español. Badajoz has also contributed as a columnist and art critic for The Miami Herald and is the founder and owner of SpicandProud and Hypermedia America.

Personal life

Badajoz was a lifelong resident of Miami but, since 2015, has been based in New York City. He has resided in Alphabet City and Hell's Kitchen.

Articles

The Trojan Horse: Displacement and Resilience of the Uprooted Nation: ArtPulse Magazine.
The Kid in a Candy Store: The Storyteller’s Crossroads: Robert Zuckerman Exhibition Review: ArtPulse Magazine.
Arnaldo Simón and the disturbing images of Artvertising: ArtPulse Magazine.
Vincench vs. Vincench: A Dissident Dialogue from Cuba: ArtPulse Magazine.
“Beware of Strangers of the Persuasive Kind”. Tania Marmolejo Review: Irreversible Magazine.
Veritas Feminae: a visual encyclical about the immanent feminine^{[permanent dead link]}: Alec Von Bargen Review: Irreversible Magazine.
The melody of the devil is a candid whisper. On Eduardo Sarmiento's Burning in his own hell. Exhibition catalogue, and curator, along with Carlos Luna.
Wonderland: The Many Images of Misrepresentation. Rafael Lopez-Ramos Exhibition Review: Artdistricts Magazine.

Books

Passar Páxaros/ Casa Obscura, aldea sumergida (Poetry/ Spanish): Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española/ Hypermedia, Colección Pulso Herido, 2014. ISBN 978-0-692-21176-2

Cántaro (Poetry/ Spanish): hypermedia americas, 2022. ISBN 9798590078400

Translations

Cruzar el límite Archived 2014-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Vol. 1, by Alegria, Malin, Pueblo Fronterizo Series. Originally published in English as "Border town: crossing the line". New York, NY, Scholastic, 2012. 184 p. Translated by Joaquín Badajoz. 2013 International Latino Book Award. Best Youth Latino Focused Chapter Book. SECOND PLACE ^[6]^[7]
La lista de tontos, by Kowitt, Holly Archived 2015-01-21 at the Wayback Machine. Translated by Joaquín Badajoz. Originally published in English as "The Loser List". New York, NY, Scholastic, 2012.
Guerra de quinceañeras Vol. 2, by Alegria, Malin. Pueblo Fronterizo Series. Originally published in English as "Border town: Quince clash". Translated by Joaquín Badajoz. New York, NY. Scholastic Inc., 2013.
Ser María: Amor y Caos en el Bronx, by Manzano, Sonia. Originally published in English as "Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx". Translated by Joaquín Badajoz. New York, NY. Scholastic Inc., 2016.

References

^ List of Cuban-American Writers.
^ Miami Book Fair International Authors Archived 2014-12-17 at the Wayback Machine.
^ Member Profile at Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine.
^ "OtroLunes". otroLunes Hispanic Culture Magazine. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
^ The arts and the media are platforms for debate, analysing and criticising the contexts in which they play their part. Artists and intellectuals express their views on the political, religious, social and cultural circumstances in which they live and work. Their frank comments often meet with social resistance or result in cultural exclusion or state oppression. In response, they seek refuge; they create and inhabit 'spaces of freedom'. They establish alternative platforms in different - but mostly interlinked - places or spaces, each presenting a way of avoiding the restrictions or transcending the repercussions. The three alternatives identified by the Fund can be characterised as exile, margins or defiance. In other words: giving ground, going underground or taking up the challenge above ground. The 1999 Principal Award goes to three persons who have paved the way for free social and cultural comment. They represent the spaces which are characterised as 'exile', 'margins' en 'the large-scale public platform' respectively: Mohamed Fellag (comedian), Vitral (cultural magazine) and Al-Jazeera (television channel) Archived 2010-12-20 at the Wayback Machine.
^ 2013 International Latino Book Awards list of Winners
^ "The 2013 International Latino Book Awards recognized the first Border Town book with first place in the category of "Best Youth Latino Focused Chapter Book,' and the Spanish editions, 'Pueblo fronterizo #1: Cruzar el límite', earned second place in the same category." Cummings, Amy, and Cano, Tiffany. Magical Realist Moments in Malín Alegría’s Border Town Series. Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature Archived 2015-02-13 at the Wayback Machine, 2014.

External links

Academic Profile at Academia.
Círculo de Poesía (magazine).
Fundación del Español Urgente. Ortografía Razonada: historia de un 'ortograficidio'
En la despensa y otros poemas. Revista Conexos (magazine).
Entrevista a Joaquín Badajoz Archived 2014-12-14 at the Wayback Machine. Instituto Castellano y Leonés de la Lengua. MiCastellano.tv (interview)
Joaquín Badajoz: "No todo lo que uno escribe es literatura", Interview by Glenda Galán. MediaIsla.
Interview by Glenda Galán. Dominicana en Miami (blog).
Interview by Aymara Aymerich. Gaspar El Lugareño (blog).
Cabrera, Yoandy. Apuntes sobre unos versos de Joaquín Badajoz. El jardín de Academos (Cuaderno de Crítica y Poesía), 09/08/2013.
Fernández Fe, Gerardo. Badajoz, en trineo, hacia la casa del poeta. Artes y Letras. El Nuevo Herald, 11/08/2014.
Tamargo, Jorge. Los pájaros de Joaquín Badajoz. Encomio de la Imagen (blog), 10/22/2014.
Poetas Siglo XXI. Antología poética. Editor: Fernando Sabido.

[1] List of Cuban-American Writers.

[2] Miami Book Fair International Authors Archived 2014-12-17 at the Wayback Machine.

[3] Member Profile at Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine.

[4] "OtroLunes". otroLunes Hispanic Culture Magazine. Retrieved 3 September 2016.

[5] The arts and the media are platforms for debate, analysing and criticising the contexts in which they play their part. Artists and intellectuals express their views on the political, religious, social and cultural circumstances in which they live and work. Their frank comments often meet with social resistance or result in cultural exclusion or state oppression. In response, they seek refuge; they create and inhabit 'spaces of freedom'. They establish alternative platforms in different - but mostly interlinked - places or spaces, each presenting a way of avoiding the restrictions or transcending the repercussions. The three alternatives identified by the Fund can be characterised as exile, margins or defiance. In other words: giving ground, going underground or taking up the challenge above ground. The 1999 Principal Award goes to three persons who have paved the way for free social and cultural comment. They represent the spaces which are characterised as 'exile', 'margins' en 'the large-scale public platform' respectively: Mohamed Fellag (comedian), Vitral (cultural magazine) and Al-Jazeera (television channel) Archived 2010-12-20 at the Wayback Machine.

[6] 2013 International Latino Book Awards list of Winners

[7] "The 2013 International Latino Book Awards recognized the first Border Town book with first place in the category of "Best Youth Latino Focused Chapter Book,' and the Spanish editions, 'Pueblo fronterizo #1: Cruzar el límite', earned second place in the same category." Cummings, Amy, and Cano, Tiffany. Magical Realist Moments in Malín Alegría’s Border Town Series. Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature Archived 2015-02-13 at the Wayback Machine, 2014.

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Joaquín Badajoz Cuban-American writer, editor, translator and journalist
Born	(1972-08-02) 2 August 1972 (age 52) Pinar del Río, Cuba
Occupation	Writer, Journalist, Editor and Translator
Nationality	Cuban–American
Genre	Poetry, fiction, art criticism, essay
Notable works	Passar Páxaros/ Casa Obscura, aldea sumergida; Excursión de Thor a Utgard (essay); El cine en español en los Estados Unidos (in collaboration with filmmaker and writer Roberto Fandiño); España regurgitada (essay).