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Carmen Berenguer

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Carmen Berenguer
Berenguer in 2017
Berenguer in 2017
Born(1946-09-09)9 September 1946
Died16 May 2024(2024-05-16) (aged 77)
Occupation
LanguageSpanish
SpouseCarlos Jerez
Children2

Carmen Berenguer (9 September 1946 – 16 May 2024) was a Chilean poet, essayist, audio-visual artist, editor and journalist.[1][2] Berenguer was the first Chilean awarded the Pablo Neruda Ibero-American Poetry Award.[1][3][4]

Biography

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Her poetry has been gathered in several anthologies and she was an editor of various publications: Hoja X Ojo, 1984; and Al Margen, 1986.

In 2008, Berenguer became the first Chilean to win the Pablo Neruda Ibero-American Poetry Award.[1][3][4]

On 16 May 2024, Berenguer died aged 78 at the Hospital Clínico de la Universidad Católica, Santiago.[5]

Collaborations

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Awards

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Works

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  • Bobby Sands desfallece en el muro (1983)
  • Huellas de siglo (1986)
  • A media asta (1988)
  • Sayal de pieles (1993)
  • Naciste pintada (1999)
  • La gran hablada (2002)
  • Chiiit, son las ventajas de la escritura, (2008)
  • Mama Marx, (2009)
  • Maravillas pulgares, (2009)
  • Maravillas pulgares, (2012)
  • Venid a verme ahora, (2012)
  • Mi Lai, (2015)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Carmen Berenguer (1946-2024)". Memoria Chilena (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Biblioteca Nacional de Chile. Archived from the original on 16 March 2025. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Berenguer, Carmen". Library of Congress Name Authority File (in Spanish). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. 2025. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b c Valderrama, Carlos (17 March 2008). "Opiniones: Carmen Berenguer, ganadora del Premio Pablo Neruda 2008". La Ventana (in Spanish). Havana, Cuba: Casa de las Américas. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
  4. ^ a b c Agencia UPI (30 July 2008). "Carmen Berenguer, nuevo Premio Iberoamericano de Poesía Pablo Neruda". La Tercera (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Copesa. Archived from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  5. ^ Retamal N., Pablo (16 May 2024). "Muere Carmen Berenguer, destacada poeta nacional". La Tercera (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Copesa. Archived from the original on 19 April 2025. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
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