Legna Rodríguez Iglesias (born 1984) is a Cuban poet, playwright, and short story writer.[1] Her work is often characterized by absurdist humor and playfully perverse observations of everyday life in contemporary Cuba and Miami, as well as cross-genre experimentation with prose poetry and narrative poetry.[2] Four of her poems, in the original Spanish and in English translation, were featured in The Kenyon Review's 2018 special issue on new Cuban poetry.[3]
Legna Rodríguez Iglesias | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1984 (age 39–40) Camaguey, Cuba |
| Occupation | Playwright, poet |
Personal life
editShe is originally from Camagüey, Cuba.[1] She currently lives in Miami, Florida.[4]
Honors
editShe has won several Cuban awards including, Julio Cortázar Ibero-American Short Story Prize in 2011, the Casa de Las Américas Prize in Theater in 2016,[1] and the Wolsan-Cuba Poetry Prize in 2013 for her collection La Gran Arquitecta.[5] Since 1984, Miami Dade College (MDC) has organized an annual festival called Miami Book Fair, which lasts eight days every November.[6] Miami Book Fair, in alliance with the National Poetry Series, announced the Cuban poet Legna Rodriguez was the winner of the 2016 Paz Prize for Poetry for the book Miami Century Fox.[7] Miami Century Fox works with similar themes as her other poems' essence, dealing with immigrant experiences, identity problems, love, and body. In July 2018, her short story collection Mi novia preferida fue un bulldog francés (Alfaguara, 2017)[8] was nominated for the Gabriel García Márquez Hispano-American Short Story Prize by the Colombian Ministry of Culture and the National Library of Colombia.[9]
Works
editPoetry
edit- Chicle (ahora es cuando) (Havana: Cuba Editorial, 2016)
- Hilo + hilo (Leiden: Bokeh, 2015)
- Miami Century Fox (New York: Akashic Books, 2017)
Fiction
edit- "Ne Me Quite Pas" (Havana: Editorial Abril, 2009)
- Hasta Feldafing no paro y otros relatos (Havana: Editorial Letras Cubanas, 2012)
- Mayonesa bien Brillante (una novela de amor) (Matanzas: Ediciones Matanzas,2012)
- No sabe/no contesta (Havana: Editorial Caja China, 2015)
- Mi novia preferida fue un bulldog francés (Madrid: Alfaguara, 2017)
References
edit- ^ a b c "Legna Rodríguez Iglesias | Kenyon Review Conversations". The Kenyon Review. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
- ^ Solano, Francisco (2017-03-29). "Un talento estridente". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
- ^ "Editor's Notes & Cover Art | Journal". The Kenyon Review. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
- ^ "Legna Rodríguez Iglesias: la literatura es un monstruo que se alimenta de lo que sea". elnuevoherald (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-20.
- ^ "MDC's Miami Book Fair and National Poetry Series Announce 2016 Paz Prize for Poetry Winner". MDC News. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- ^ "About". Miami Book Fair. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- ^ "MDC's Miami Book Fair and National Poetry Series Announce 2016 Paz Prize for Poetry Winner". MDC News. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- ^ Megustaleer (2017-02-09). Mi novia preferida fue un bulldog francés (in Spanish). ISBN 9788420430393.
- ^ "Premio Hispanoamericano de cuento Gabriel García Márquez". www.premiohispanoamericanodecuentoggm.gov.co (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-18.