Tomás Segovia (; 21 May 1927 – 7 November 2011) was a Mexican author, translator and poet of Spanish origin. He was born in Valencia, Spain, and studied in France and Morocco. He went into exile to Mexico, where he taught at the Colegio de México and other universities. Segovia founded the publication ''Presencia'' (1946), was director of ''La Revista Mexicana de Literatura'' (1958–1963), formed part of the magazine ''Plural'', and collaborated in '' Vuelta''. In honour of the poet, in August 2012, Conaculta (the Mexican Council for National Culture and Arts) announced the $100,000 Tomás Segovia Literary Translation Prize, to be awarded in alternating years for the best translation into Spanish or from Spanish.

Works

His work as a poet is not separate from his literary criticism and works of translation. Notable books of poetry include ''La luz provisional'' (1950), ''El sol y su eco'' (1960), ''Anagnórisis'' (1967), ''Figura y secuencias'' (1979) and ''Cantata a solas'' (1985). Prose works include: ''Contracorrientes'' (1973), ''Poética y profética'' (1986) and ''Alegatorio''. At the time of his death he resided in Madrid, Spain.

Awards

Segovia won the Xavier Villaurrutia Prize in 1972, the

Juan Rulfo Prize The FIL Literary Award in Romance Languages (previously Juan Rulfo Prize for Latin American and Caribbean Literature), is awarded to writers of any genre of literature (poetry, novels, plays, short stories and literary essays), having as a means o ...

in 2005, and the Premio García Lorca in 2008.

Films

*La primera segunda matriz (1972). Mexican filmmaker

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made this critically acclaimed

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based in the Segovia's poem of the same name. The film includes the narration by Juan José Gurrola, images of the Avándaro festival and music by

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composers Ligeti,

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among others.

References

1927 births 2011 deaths Mexican male poets Mexican male writers Spanish male writers Spanish poets Mexican dramatists and playwrights Mexican translators Writers from the Valencian Community Translators of Jacques Lacan National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni International Writing Program alumni El Colegio de México faculty National Autonomous University of Mexico faculty English–Spanish translators French–Spanish translators Naturalized citizens of Mexico Exiles of the Spanish Civil War in Mexico {{Mexico-writer-stub