Valerie Martínez
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Valerie Martínez is an American
poet, teacher, playwright, and translator. She is author of three poetry collections, most recently Each and Her (University of Arizona Press
, 2010), a poetic exploration of the femicide
s in Ciudad Juárez
and the surrounding areas. Her poems, translations and essays have been published in literary journals including The American Poetry Review, Parnassus, The Colorado Review; Puerto del Sol, The Bloomsbury Review, AGNI, and in anthologies including The Best American Poetry 1996
and New American Poetry: A Bread Loaf Anthology (Middlebury College Press, 2000). Martínez's play, Heart of the Goddess of Corn (a verse drama set in a 15th century Aztec village and contemporary America), had its first staged reading on March 1, 2006 at the Greer Garson Theater in Santa Fe, and was featured in the Southwest Playwrights' Festival in March 2007 in Albuquerque. Martínez was born and raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She received her B.A. from Vassar College
and her M.F.A. from University of Arizona
. She is Executive Director of LittleGlobe and lives in New Mexico.
Translations
Anthologies Edited
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
poet, teacher, playwright, and translator. She is author of three poetry collections, most recently Each and Her (University of Arizona Press
University of Arizona Press
The University of Arizona Press, a publishing house founded in 1959 as a department of the University of Arizona, is a nonprofit publisher of scholarly and regional books...
, 2010), a poetic exploration of the femicide
Femicide
Femicide was first used in England in 1801 to signify "the killing of a woman." In 1848, this term was published in Wharton's Law Lexicon, suggesting that it had become a prosecutable offense. Another term used is feminicide.-First feminist definition:...
s in Ciudad Juárez
Ciudad Juárez
Ciudad Juárez , officially known today as Heroica Ciudad Juárez, but abbreviated Juárez and formerly known as El Paso del Norte, is a city and seat of the municipality of Juárez in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Juárez's estimated population is 1.5 million people. The city lies on the Rio Grande...
and the surrounding areas. Her poems, translations and essays have been published in literary journals including The American Poetry Review, Parnassus, The Colorado Review; Puerto del Sol, The Bloomsbury Review, AGNI, and in anthologies including The Best American Poetry 1996
The Best American Poetry 1996
The Best American Poetry 1996, a volume in The Best American Poetry series, was edited by David Lehman and by guest editor Adrienne Rich.-Poets and poems included:-External links:...
and New American Poetry: A Bread Loaf Anthology (Middlebury College Press, 2000). Martínez's play, Heart of the Goddess of Corn (a verse drama set in a 15th century Aztec village and contemporary America), had its first staged reading on March 1, 2006 at the Greer Garson Theater in Santa Fe, and was featured in the Southwest Playwrights' Festival in March 2007 in Albuquerque. Martínez was born and raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She received her B.A. from Vassar College
Vassar College
Vassar College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, in the United States. The Vassar campus comprises over and more than 100 buildings, including four National Historic Landmarks, ranging in style from Collegiate Gothic to International,...
and her M.F.A. from University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
. She is Executive Director of LittleGlobe and lives in New Mexico.
Published Works
Full-Length Poetry Collections- Each and Her (University of Arizona Press, 2010)
- World to World (University of Arizona Press, 2004)
- Absence, Luminescent (Four Way BooksFour Way BooksFour Way Books is an American not-for-profit literary press located in New York City, New York, which publishes poetry and short fiction by emerging and established writers. It features the work of the winners of national poetry competitions, as well as collections accepted through general...
, 1999)
Translations
- A Flock of Scarlet Doves (Sutton Hoo Press, 2005)
Anthologies Edited
- Lines and Circles: A Celebration of Santa Fe Families (Sunstone Press, 2010)
Honors & Awards
- 2008–2010 Poet Laureate of Sante Fe, New Mexico
- 1999 Levis Poetry Prize
- 1998 The Greenwall Fund Grant
External links
- Author Website
- Poem: The Poetry Foundation > Bowl by Valerie Martínez
- Audio: PBS > Poetry Everywhere with Garrison Keillor > Bowl by Valerie Martínez
- Translations: The Drunken Boat > Poetry by Delmira Agustini, translated by Valerie Martínez
- Poem: The Washington Post > Poet's Choice > September 13, 2009 > September, 2001 by Valerie Martínez