Nora Méndez (born March 24, 1969) is a Salvadoran poet.
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| Born | 24 March 1969 San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Alma mater | University of El Salvador |
Biography
editBorn in San Salvador, Méndez studied sociology and communication at the University of El Salvador.[citation needed] She has been described as a "resistance poet", writing verse in response to the political situation in El Salvador. At one time a political prisoner, she later became active with ASTAC, the Salvadoran Association of Cultural Workers. Other themes of her work include domestic violence and the status of women in her country.[1] Her work has appeared in several anthologies, beginning with Poets of the Resistance, published by the University of Michigan in 1996. Some of her poetry has been translated into German for publication online. Méndez has appeared at poetry festivals in her native country and in Nicaragua and Colombia,[2] as well as elsewhere in Latin America and in Europe. She has also performed as a singer, appearing with the group Nuevamérica, for whom she also wrote songs, during the 1980s.[3] Among her publications are the books Atravesarte a pie toda la vida (2002) and La Estación de los Pájaros (2004).[2]
References
edit- ^ Mary K. DeShazer (1994). A Poetics of Resistance: Women Writing in El Salvador, South Africa, and the United States. University of Michigan Press. pp. 55–. ISBN 0-472-06563-7.
- ^ a b "NORA MÉNDEZ (El Salvador, 1969)". www.festivaldepoesiademedellin.org. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Nora Méndez - Poemas de Nora Méndez". www.poemas-del-alma.com. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
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