The Carles Riba Poetry Prize ( Catalan: ''Premi Carles Riba de poesia'') is a literary prize for Catalan-language works awarded by the Edicions Proa publishing house with funding by the Catalan Encyclopedia Foundation. The winning poem is selected from original, unpublished poems during the Literary Night of Saint Lucía, organized by the Òmnium Cultural association. It has an endowment of €5,000. The prize is a continuation of the Óssa Menor Prize, founded in 1950 by Josep Pedreira, editor of ''Els llibres de l'Óssa Menor''. The prize was named in honor of the poet Carles Riba after his death in 1959.

Winners

Óssa Menor Prize

* 1950 - Pere Ribot, for ''Llengua de foc'' * 1951 -

Joan Vinyoli Joan Vinyoli i Pladevall (3 July 1914 — 30 November 1984) was a Catalan people, Catalan poet, born in Barcelona, Spain. Vinyoli first became familiar with poetry by reading the works of Rainer Maria Rilke and at the beginning of his career ...

, for ''Les hores retrobades'' * 1952 -

Blai Bonet Blai Bonet (Santanyí, Mallorca 1926 – 1997) was a Spanish poet, novelist and art critic. Bonet was an author with a trajectory marked by personal religious conflict and tuberculosis. His novel ''El Mar'' (The Sea), published in 1958, generated ...

, for ''Cant espiritual'' * 1953 - Miquel Martí i Pol, for ''Paraules al vent'' * 1954 -

Jordi Sarsanedas Jordi () is the Catalan language, Catalan form of the ancient Greek name Georgios. Jordi is a popular name in Catalonia and is also given in the Netherlands and in Spanish-, English- and German-speaking countries. Jordi may also refer to: *Saint ...

, for ''La Rambla de les Flors'' * 1955 - Pere Quart, for ''Terra de naufragis'' * 1956 - Not awarded * 1957 - Not awarded * 1958 - Clementina Arderiu, for ''És a dir''

Carles Riba Prize

* 1959 -

Josep Maria Andreu Josep is a Catalan masculine given name equivalent to Joseph (Spanish ''José''). People named Josep include: * Josep Bargalló (born 1958), Catalan philologist and former politician * Josep Bartolí (1910-1995), Catalan painter, cartoonist and w ...

, for ''Intento el poema'' * 1960 - Ramon Bech, for ''Cants terrenals'' * 1961 - Not awarded * 1962 -

, for ''L'evangeli segons un de tants'' * 1963 - Màrius Sampere, for ''L'home i el límit'' * 1964 - Xavier Amorós, for ''Qui enganya, para'' * 1965 -

Francesc Vallverdú Francesc () is a masculine given name of Catalan origin. It is a cognate of Francis, Francesco, Francisco, François, and Franz. People with the name include: *Cesc Fàbregas (Francesc Fàbregas i Soler) (born 1987), Spanish professional football p ...

, for ''Cada paraula un vidre'' * 1966 - Francesc Parcerisas, for ''Homes que es banyen'' * 1967 - Jaume Vidal Alcover, for ''Terra negra'' * 1968 - Joan Vergés, for ''La vida nova'' * 1969 -

Guillem d'Efak Guillem () is a Catalan first name, equivalent to William in the English language, which occasionally can appear as a surname. Its origin and pronunciation are the same as its Occitan variant ''Guilhèm'', with a different spelling. People with th ...

, for ''Madona i l'arbre'' * 1970 - Josep Elias Cornet, for ''Per a un duc, Bach escriví música d'orgue a Weimar'' * 1971 - Josep Maria Boix, for ''El suplicant, la deu i l'esma'' * 1972 -

Xavier Bru de Sala Xavier or Xabier may refer to: Place * Xavier, Spain People * Xavier (surname) * Xavier (given name) * Francis Xavier (1506–1552), Catholic saint ** St. Francis Xavier (disambiguation) * St. Xavier (disambiguation) * Xavier (footballer, born ...

, for ''La fi del fil'' * 1973 -

Agustí Bartra Agustí Bartra i Lleonart (; 1908 – 1982) was a Spanish poet, writer, translator and University Professor in Catalan language. Biography Descendant of a country family, he passed part of his childhood in Sabadell, although he had been bor ...

, for ''Els himnes'' * 1974 - Ramon Pinyol, for ''Occit enyor'' * 1975 - Joan Argenté i Artigal, for ''Seminocturn-semidiürn'' * 1976 -

Maria Mercè Marçal Maria Mercè Marçal i Serra (13 November 1952 – 5 July 1998) was a Catalan poet, professor, writer and translator from Spain. Biography Marçal was born in Barcelona but spent her childhood in Ivars d'Urgell ( Pla d'Urgell), which she co ...

, for ''Cau de llunes'' * 1977 - Feliu Formosa, for ''Llibre de viatges'' * 1978 - Jordi Pàmias, for ''Flauta del sol'' * 1979 - Josep Piera, for ''El somriure de l'herba'' * 1980 - Joan Montalà, for ''D'un torsimany al bosc, potser'' * 1981 - Gerard Vergés, for ''L'ombra rogenca de la lloba'' * 1982 - Miquel de Palol i Felip, for ''El porxo de les mirades'' * 1983 - Valeriano Pujol, for ''La trista veu d'Orfeu i el Tornaveu de Tàntal'' * 1984 - Carles Torner, for ''Als límits de la sal'' * 1985 -

Joan Margarit i Consarnau Joan Margarit i Consarnau (; 11 May 1938 – 16 February 2021) was a Catalan poet, architect and professor. Most of his work is written in the Catalan language. He won the 2019 Miguel de Cervantes Prize. Life and career Born in Sanaüja to ...

, for ''Mar d'hivern'' * 1986 - Xavier Lloveras, for ''Les illes obstinades'' * 1987 - Olga Xirinacs, for ''Llavis que dansen'' * 1988 - Jaume Subirana, for ''Final de festa'' * 1989 - Quima Jaume, for ''Pels camins remorosos de la mar'' * 1990 - Àlex Susanna, for ''Les anelles dels anys'' * 1991 - Antoni Puigvert i Romaguera, for ''Curset de natació'' * 1992 - Andreu Vidal, for ''L'animal que no existeix'' * 1993 - Albert Roig, for ''Vedat'' * 1994 - Quim Español, for ''Ultralleugers'' * 1995 -

Enric Casasses Enric Casasses i Figueres (Barcelona, 1951) is a Spanish poet who writes in the Catalan language Catalan (; autonym: , ), known in the Valencian Community and Carche as ''Valencian'' (autonym: ), is a Western Romance language. It is the of ...

, for ''Calç'' * 1996 - Ponç Pons, for ''El salobre'' * 1997 - David Castillo Buïls, for ''Game over'' * 1998 -

Enric Sòria Enric () is a Catalan common given name, the Catalan variant of ''Heinrich'' of Germanic origin. Equivalents in other languages include Henry (English), Enrico (Italian), Henrik (Scandinavian), Henri (French, German), Enrique (Spanish) or Henriqu ...

, for ''L'instant etern'' * 1999 - Pep Rosanes-Creus, for ''Voltor'' * 2000 -

Anna Aguilar-Amat Anna Aguilar-Amat (full name: Anna Aguilar-Amat i Castillo; born 31 January 1962 in Barcelona) is a Catalan poet, translator, researcher and university professor in Terminology and Computational Linguistics. She writes primarily in Catalan (as a poe ...

, for ''Trànsit entre dos vols'' * 2001 - Susanna Rafart, for ''Pou de glaç'' * 2002 - Pere Rovira i Planas, for ''La mar de dins'' * 2003 - Manuel Forcano, for ''El tren de Bagdad'' * 2004 - Bartomeu Fiol, for ''Càbales del call'' * 2005 - Isidre Martínez Marzo, for ''Hostes'' * 2006 - Jaume Pont, for ''Enlloc'' * 2007 - Txema Martínez Inglés, for ''L'arrel i la pluja'' * 2008 - Sebastià Alzamora, for ''La part visible'' * 2009 - Carles Camps i Mundó, for ''La mort i la paraula'' * 2010 - Rosa Font, for ''Un lloc a l'ombra'' * 2011 - Marcel Riera, for ''Llum d'Irlanda'' * 2012 - Francesc Garriga, for ''Tornar és lluny'' * 2013 - Marc Romera Roca, for ''La nosa'' * 2014 - Hilari de Cara, for ''Refraccions'' * 2015 -

Víctor Obiols Víctor is a Spanish masculine given name, equivalent to Victor in English and Vítor in Portuguese. Notable people with the given name include: *Víctor Cabrera (Argentine footballer) *Víctor Cabrera (Chilean footballer) *Víctor Hugo Cabrera, a ...

, for ''Dret al miracle'' * 2016 - Maria Cabrera i Callís, for ''La ciutat cansada'' * 2017 - Josep Maria Fulquet, for ''Ample vol de la nit'' * 2018 - Carles Rebassa, for ''Sons bruts'' * 2019 - Lluís Calvo, for ''L'espai profund'' * 2020 -

Miquel Desclot Miquel Creus i Muñoz ''alias'' Miquel Desclot (Barcelona, 1952) is a Spanish writer and translator known for his Catalan language, Catalan translations of works by Dante Alighieri, Dante, Francesco Petrarca, Petrarca or Michelangelo Buonarroti. H ...

, for ''Despertar-me quan no dormo'' * 2021 - Antoni Vidal Ferrando, for ''Si entra boira no tendré on anar'' * 2022 - Jordi Llavina, for ''Un llum que crema'' * 2023 - Mireia Calafell, for ''Si una emergència''

References

External links

Rules of the Carles Riba Poetry Prize
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