Diana Bellessi
Diana Bellessi is an Argentine poet.Life
Diana Bellessi was born in 1946, in Zavalla, Santa Fe, Argentina.
She studied philosophy at the Universidad Nacional del Litoral
From 1969 to 1975, she walked the continent.
For two years, she coordinated writing workshops in prisons in Buenos Aires. She embodied this experience in the book Contraband Paloma.
In March 2008, she participated in the Fourth International Festival of Izmir, dedicated to Latin America, with Sergio Badilla Castillo, María Baranda, Rei Berroa, Rafael Courtoisie, Pablo Armando Fernández, and Margarita Laso.
She lives in Buenos Aires.Awards
- 1993 Guggenheim Fellowship in poetry
- 1996 Antorchas Foundation fellowship
- 2004 Premio Konex, Merit Award
- 2007 Fondo Nacional de las Artes, lifetime award in poetry
Works
- Destino y propagaciones, Edit. Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana, Núcleo del Guayas, 1972
- Crucero ecuatorial, Ediciones Sirirí, 1980
- Tributo del mudo, Ediciones Sirirí, 1982
- Danzante de doble máscara, 1985
- Eroica, Libros de Tierra Firme/Ediciones Ultimo Reino, 1988
- Buena travesía, buena ventura pequeña Uli, 1991
- El Jardín, Bajo la Luna Nueva, 1992,
- Crucero Ecuatorial / Tributo del Mudo, 1994
- , Arte Publico Press, 1996,
- Sur, Libros de Tierra Firme, 1998
- Gemelas del sueño, 1998
- Mate cocido, Grupo Editor Latinoamericano, 2002,
- La Edad Dorada, Adriana Hidalgo Editora, 2003,
- La rebelión del Instante, Adriana Hidalgo Editora, 2005,
- Variaciones de la luz, Bajo la Luna, 2006,
- Tener lo que se tiene - Poesía reunida, 2009
- , Voice-overs: translation and Latin American literature, Editors Daniel Balderston, Marcy E. Schwartz, SUNY Press, 2002,
- , Editors Diana Bellessi, Noemí Diez, Ediciones Del Sol, 1992,
- , Editor Santiago Kovadloff, Iluminuras Ltda, 1990,
