Ánxeles Penas García (born 5 May 1943 in
Teixeiro,
Curtis, Spain) is a Spanish poet, first in
Spanish
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and, since 1982, in
Galician. She has also participated in more than 50 exhibitions as a sculptor and painter.
Education
She holds a degree in Philosophy and Letters from the
University of Santiago de Compostela
The University of Santiago de Compostela - USC (, ) is a public university located in the city of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. A second campus is located in Lugo, Galicia. It is one of the world's oldest universities in continuous o ...
(1970) and in Fine Arts (sculpture specialty) from the Faculty of
Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
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in
Madrid
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(1986). In addition, she studied music at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de A Coruña.
Career
In the
plastic arts
Plastic arts are art forms which involve physical manipulation of a ''plastic medium'', such as clay, wax, paint or even plastic in the modern sense of the word (a ductile polymer) to create works of art. The term is used more generally to ...
field, she has the double skill of sculptor and painter and has participated in more than fifty exhibitions.
Penas founded the Experimental Art Group ''A Carón'' in 1975. She is a member of ''Asociación Internacional de Amigos de la Universidad Libre Iberoamericana en Galicia'' (AULIGA), and sits on the Advisory Council of ''Serta'', an inter-Roman poetry magazine,
which is affiliated with the
National University of Distance Education
The National Distance Education University (, UNED) is a distance learning and research university founded in 1972 and is the only university run by the government of Spain. The headquarters is located in Madrid, with campuses in all Spanish aut ...
.
In addition to ''Serta'', she has collaborated with several other magazines including ''Zurgai'', ''Festa da palabra silenciada'', ''Clave Orión'', ''Historia y vida'', as well as in the Internet magazine ''EON MAGAZINE'', and as art critic of ''
El Ideal Gallego
''El Ideal Gallego'' is a Galician newspaper from A Coruña, Spain.
History and profile
''El Ideal Gallego'' was first published in A Coruña on 1 April 1917. Its founder was José Toubes Pego. The paper was fined 10,000 pesetas in 1971 for
no ...
'' of Coruña,
''
La Voz de Galicia
''La Voz de Galicia'' () is a Spanish daily newspaper owned by the Corporación Voz de Galicia. ''La Voz'' is the newspaper with the highest circulation in Galicia and the eighth-highest circulation of the general-interest daily newspaper in Spa ...
'' ("Faíscas"), and ''
El Diario de Ferrol
''Diario de Ferrol'' is a Galicia (Spain), Galician daily newspaper founded in Ferrol, Spain, Ferrol, Spain, in 1998 by Editorial La Capital (company of El Ideal Gallego, DXT Campeón, Diario de Arousa and Diario de Bergantiños). It is the distri ...
''.
She has done studies of the works of
Álvaro Cunqueiro
Álvaro Cunqueiro Mora ( Mondoñedo, December 22, 1911 – Vigo, February 28, 1981) was a Galician novelist, poet, playwright, and journalist. He is the author of many works in both Galician and Spanish, including ''Merlín e familia'' ("M ...
,
Celso Emilio Ferreiro
Celso Emilio Ferreiro Míguez (1912–1979) was a Galicianism (Galicia), Galicianist activist, writer, poet, and political journalist.
Early years
Ferreiro was born in Celanova, into a well-off Galicianist family. In 1932, at the age of twenty, ...
,
Rosalía de Castro
María Rosalía Rita de Castro (; 23 February 1837 – 15 July 1885), was a Galician poet and novelist, considered one of the most important figures of the 19th-century Spanish literature and modern lyricism. Widely regarded as the greatest Gali ...
,
Xohana Torres, Tino Grandío, and Laxeiro.
Awards and honours
* Premio, Minervais Festival of the University of Santiago, 1970.
* Premio Nacional, ''Jorge Manrique'', 1971.
* Premio, Festival of the Song of A Coruña, 1971.
* Ribadavia Open Theater Award, 1974.
* City of A Coruña Award, 1981.
Selected works
In Galician language
Poetry
* ''Galicia, fondo val'' (1982). Edicións do Castro. 72 pages. .
* ''O santuario intocable'' (1992). Sotelo Blanco Edicións, Col. Leliadoura. .
* ''Perfís e poéticas'' (2006). Baía Edicións. 106 pages. .
* ''Antoloxía poética. Antología poética. Anthologie poétique'', 2006, Espiral Maior. French translation by François Davo.
* ''Amor deshabitado'' (2008). Espiral Maior. 68 pages. .
* ''Triptico ártabro'' (2022). Laiovento. 86 pages. .
Collective works
* ''I Festival de Poesía no Condado'' 1981, S. C. D. Condado.
* ''IV Festival da Poesía no Condado'', 1984, S. C. D. Condado.
* ''Escolma de poesía galega (1976-1984)'', 1984, Sotelo Blanco.
* ''V Festival da Poesia no Condado'', 1985, S. C. D. Condado.
* ''VI Festival da Poesía no Condado'', 1986, S. C. D. Condado.
* ''VII Festival da Poesia no Condado'', 1987, S. C. D. Condado.
* ''IX Festival da Poesia no Condado. Escolma Poética'', 1989, S. C. D. Condado.
* ''Fondo en malva'', en ''Homenaxe a Miguel González Garcés'', 1991, Council of A Coruña.
* ''XII Festival da Poesia no Condado'', 1992, S. C. D. Condado.
* ''XIII Festival da Poesia no Condado'', 1993, S. C. D. Condado.
* ''Amor en feminino: antoloxía das poetas galegas de Rosalía á Xeración dos 80'', 2006, Baía Edicións. Edición de Maximino Cacheiro Varela.
* ''Poemas coruñeses: antoloxía de textos poéticos dos séculos XIX e XX sobre a Coruña'', 2008, Espiral Maior.
* ''Cartafol de soños, homenaxe a
Celso Emilio Ferreiro
Celso Emilio Ferreiro Míguez (1912–1979) was a Galicianism (Galicia), Galicianist activist, writer, poet, and political journalist.
Early years
Ferreiro was born in Celanova, into a well-off Galicianist family. In 1932, at the age of twenty, ...
no seu centenario (1912-2012)'', 2012.
* ''A cidade na poesía galega do século XXI'', 2012, Toxosoutos.
* ''150 Cantares para
Rosalía de Castro
María Rosalía Rita de Castro (; 23 February 1837 – 15 July 1885), was a Galician poet and novelist, considered one of the most important figures of the 19th-century Spanish literature and modern lyricism. Widely regarded as the greatest Gali ...
'', 2015,
text.
* ''Os aforismos do riso futurista'', 2016, Edicións Xerais.
In Spanish language
Poetry
* ''Con los pies en la frontera'' (1976).
* ''Ya soy para tu muerte'' (1980).
Prose
* ''Abelenda. Grandes pintores'' (2008). Council of A Coruña. 256 pages. .
Translations
* ''Cantos caucanos'', of Antón Avilés de Taramancos (2000). Espiral Maior. In Galician and Spanish.
* ''Antología poética'', of Eusebio Lorenzo Baleirón (2000). Espiral Maior. In Galician and Spanish.
References
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1943 births
Living people
20th-century Spanish poets
21st-century Spanish poets
Galician-language writers
Spanish translators
University of Santiago de Compostela alumni