Elvira Sastre | |
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| Born | 1992 |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, poet |
| Years active | 2013-present |
Elvira Sastre Sanz(1992) is a spanish writer, poet, philologist and literary translator.
Profesional career
editElvira Sastre[1] was born in 1992 in Segovia, Spain. Her father encouraged her to take an interest in literature, thanks to which Elvira later became a professional writer. At the age of 12 she wrote her first poem and at the age of 15 she started her blog “Relocos y recuerdos”[2] that was still open in April of 2017. She soon won a poetry prize for her work Saudade.[3]
Afterwards, she started her degree in English Studies[4] in Madrid. Meanwhile, Elvira continued writing and began to participate in poetry events, together with singer-songwriters and other famous poets.
In 2013, she began her career as a writer with the publication of her work Cuarenta y tres maneras de soltarse el pelo, edited by Lapsus Calami publishers, with preface by Benjamín Prado, who introduced Sastre into Spanish contemporary poetry. In May of 2014, Valparaiso Edicones publishers, based in Spain and Latin America, proposed that she publish her second book of poems.[3] Before that, she had participated in an artistic and literary project called Tú la Acuarela / Yo la lírica, that combines Sastre’s poems with the watercolours of the illustrator Adriana Moragues. In 2016, Sastre published a poem selection in the book Ya nadie baila, with the preface written by Fernando Valverde.
At the same time, Elvira Sastre works as professional translator. Amongst her translations are Los hijos de Bob Dylan, written by North American author Gordon E. McNeer and the lyrics in English of the La deriva album, by Spanish musical group Vetusta Morla.[4] by Vetusta Morla.
Her poetics degree has allowed her to take part in some important festivals and literary events, mainly in Latin America, as well as to give conferences in certain American universities.
Works
editBooks
edit- Tú la acuarela/Yo la lírica (Coautora) (2013).[5]
- Cuarenta y tres maneras de soltarse el pelo (Lapsus Calami, 2014).[5]
- Baluarte (Valparaíso Ediciones, 2014).[5]
- Ya nadie baila (Valparaíso Ediciones, 2016).[6]
- La soledad de un cuerpo acostumbrado a la herida (Visor Libros, 2016).[7]
Translations
edit- Poemas de Amor, by Oscar Wilde.
- Milk and honey, by Rupi Kaur.
- La deriva by Vetusta Morla.
- Los hijos de Bon Dylan, by Gordon E. McNeer.
- Highly illogical behavior, by John Corey Whaley.
Poems
editBesides her poetry blog “Relocos y recuerdos”, she makes photo poems and video poems to show her short stories in the form of pictures and videos.
References
edit- ^ "Biblioteca Nacional de España. «Sastre, Elvira (1992-)»".
- ^ "Relocos y recuerdos". bleuparapluie.blogspot.com.es. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ^ a b "Biografía – Elvira Sastre". www.elvirasastre.net (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ^ a b Carrasco, Lara. "Elvira Sastre viaja con su abuela hasta Argentina". infoLibre.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ^ a b c "El libro 'Ya nadie baila' de Elvira Sastre se presenta este jueves en Granada | Granada Digital". www.granadadigital.es (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ^ Valverde, Fernando. "'Ya nadie baila', de Elvira Sastre". infoLibre.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ^ "Elvira Sastre: "Siempre me he sentido a salvo sola"". www.elcultural.com. Retrieved 2017-05-16.