Olga Elena Mattei
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Olga Elena Mattei is a Colombian
poet born in Arecibo
, Puerto Rico
, in 1933. She has won several poetry awards in Colombia
and other Spanish
-speaking countries. She has published around 16 books, all of them in Spanish.
In 1979 she participated in the "International Writers Program" at the University of Iowa
(Usono).
Up to 2009 she has achieved 18 national and international public recognitions, (among awards and condecorations). Her cantata
Cosmofonía was performed for the first time on radio and TV in France
in 1976 with music of the conductor Marc Carles.
Her poem Cosmoagonia, with scientific (astronomy) and humanistic content, has been performed in eight important planetariums around the world such as New York
and Washington. Olga Elena Mattei's literature activities go from reporting, arts and music criticism. As a graduate in philosophy and arts by Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana in Medellín
she cooperates with the music critic column in the Medellin newspaper El mundo, in which she comments, among others, the Orquesta Filarmonica de Medellin concerts. Besides, she is lecturer of arts and ancient cultures. Up to 2009 she has 16 publications and many others looking for publisher.
Colombian people
Colombian people are from a multiethnic Spanish speaking nation in South America called Colombia. Colombians are predominantly Roman Catholic and are a mixture of Europeans, Africans, and Amerindians.-Demography:...
poet born in Arecibo
Arecibo
Arecibo may refer to:*Arecibo, Puerto Rico, a municipality located by the Atlantic Ocean*Arecibo Observatory, a very sensitive radio telescope located approximately south-southwest from the city of Arecibo...
, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
, in 1933. She has won several poetry awards in Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
and other Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
-speaking countries. She has published around 16 books, all of them in Spanish.
In 1979 she participated in the "International Writers Program" at the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
(Usono).
Awards
- National (Colombian) Poetry Award Guillermo ValenciaGuillermo ValenciaGuillermo Valencia Castillo was a Colombian poet and translator. He was the father of Guillermo León Valencia , Colombian president during 1962-1966....
in 1973 - International Poetry Award Café Marfil, MadridMadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, in 1974 - ‘l’Ordre des Aniseteurs du RoI’, ParísParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, 1976 - National Poetry Award "Porfirio Barba Jacob", MedellínMedellínMedellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín or Municipality of Medellín, is the second largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburrá Valley, one of the more northerly of the Andes in South America. It has a population of 2.3 million...
, 2004
Up to 2009 she has achieved 18 national and international public recognitions, (among awards and condecorations). Her cantata
Cantata
A cantata is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir....
Cosmofonía was performed for the first time on radio and TV in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in 1976 with music of the conductor Marc Carles.
Her poem Cosmoagonia, with scientific (astronomy) and humanistic content, has been performed in eight important planetariums around the world such as New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and Washington. Olga Elena Mattei's literature activities go from reporting, arts and music criticism. As a graduate in philosophy and arts by Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana in Medellín
Medellín
Medellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín or Municipality of Medellín, is the second largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburrá Valley, one of the more northerly of the Andes in South America. It has a population of 2.3 million...
she cooperates with the music critic column in the Medellin newspaper El mundo, in which she comments, among others, the Orquesta Filarmonica de Medellin concerts. Besides, she is lecturer of arts and ancient cultures. Up to 2009 she has 16 publications and many others looking for publisher.
Works
- Sílabas de arena (1962) 118 pgs, Ed. Imprenta Departamental de Antioquia, "Ediciones La Tertulia", MedellínMedellínMedellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín or Municipality of Medellín, is the second largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburrá Valley, one of the more northerly of the Andes in South America. It has a population of 2.3 million...
, 1962 - Pentafonía (1964) 64 pgs, Ed. Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, colecciòn "Rojo y Negro", MedellínMedellínMedellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín or Municipality of Medellín, is the second largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburrá Valley, one of the more northerly of the Andes in South America. It has a population of 2.3 million...
, 1964 - La gente (1974) 182 pgs, Ed. Colcultura, Colección "Biblioteca Colombiana de Cultura", BogotáBogotáBogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
, 1974 - Huellas en el agua (1974) International Poetry Award "Cafe Marfil" 1974
- Cosmofonía (Cantata) (1977) with music of Marc Carles. Ed. Multipograficas MedellínMedellínMedellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín or Municipality of Medellín, is the second largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburrá Valley, one of the more northerly of the Andes in South America. It has a population of 2.3 million...
1977 - Conclusiones finales (1989) 38 pags, Ed. Talleres Editoriales del Museo Rayo, RoldanilloRoldanilloRoldanillo is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia.TurismMuseo Rayo Museum rayo...
(Valle del Cauca, Colombia), 1989 - Cosmoagonía (Misa cósmica) (1993)
- Regiones del más acá (1994) 465 pags, Ed. Secretaria de Cultura Departamental de Antioquia,"Colección de Autores Antioqueños", MedellínMedellínMedellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín or Municipality of Medellín, is the second largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburrá Valley, one of the more northerly of the Andes in South America. It has a population of 2.3 million...
, 1994 - Los ángeles del Oceano (2000) 41 pgs, Ed. Talleres Editoriales del Museo Rayo. RoldanilloRoldanilloRoldanillo is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia.TurismMuseo Rayo Museum rayo...
(Valle del Cauca, Colombia) - Escuchando al Infinito (2005), 99 pgs, Sic, BucaramangaBucaramangaBucaramanga is a Colombian city, and capital city of the department of Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth largest city economy and sixth largest population in Colombia, with 1,212,656 people in its metropolitan area...
. ISBN 9587081242 - El profundo Placer de este Dolor (2007) 121 pgs Ed. Fondo ditorial Ateneo. MedellínMedellínMedellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín or Municipality of Medellín, is the second largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburrá Valley, one of the more northerly of the Andes in South America. It has a population of 2.3 million...
, 2007 - Cierra la Puerta de la Ciudad (2007) 59 pgs, Ed. Uryco. MedellínMedellínMedellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín or Municipality of Medellín, is the second largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburrá Valley, one of the more northerly of the Andes in South America. It has a population of 2.3 million...
, 2007. National Poetry Prize Meira del Mar (2007)
External links
- Libro Sílabas de arena in PDF.
- Libro Pentafonía in PDF.
- Libro La Gente in PDF.
- Libro Regiones del más acá in PDF.
- Libro Cosmoagonia in PDF