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''. He was married to the writer

Inés Arredondo Inés Camelo Arredondo (March 20, 1928 – November 2, 1989) was a Mexican writer. In 1947 she enrolled in the department of Philosophy at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. In 1958 she married the writer Tomás Segovia. She won t ...

from 1953 to 1965. At the time of his death he resided in Madrid, Spain.

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''.

Awards

Segovia won the

Xavier Villaurrutia Prize The Xavier Villaurrutia Award (Premio Xavier Villaurrutia) is a prestigious literary prize given in Mexico, to a Latin American writer published in Mexico. Founded in 1955, it was named in memory of Xavier Villaurrutia. Its jury is composed of pre ...

in 1972, the

Juan Rulfo Prize The FIL Literary Award in Romance Languages (''Premio FIL de Literatura en Lenguas Romances'', previously the Juan Rulfo Prize for Latin American and Caribbean Literature) is awarded to writers of any genre of literature (poetry, novels, plays, s ...

in 2005, and the in 2008. In honour of the poet, in August 2012, the

National Council for Culture and Arts National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...

(Conaculta) announced the US$ 100,000 Tomás Segovia Literary Translation Prize, to be awarded in alternating years for the best translation into Spanish or from Spanish.

Films

*''La primera segunda matriz'' (1972). Mexican filmmaker

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made this critically acclaimed

short film A short film is a film with a low running time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of not more than 40 minutes including all credits". Other film o ...

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

avant-garde In the arts and literature, the term ''avant-garde'' ( meaning or ) identifies an experimental genre or work of art, and the artist who created it, which usually is aesthetically innovative, whilst initially being ideologically unacceptable ...

composers Ligeti,

Stockhausen Karlheinz Stockhausen (; 22 August 1928 – 5 December 2007) was a German composer, widely acknowledged by critics as one of the most important but also controversial composers of the 20th and early 21st centuries. He is known for his groun ...

Luigi Nono Luigi Nono (; 29 January 1924 – 8 May 1990) was an Italian avant-garde composer of classical music. Biography Early years Nono, born in Venice, was a member of a wealthy artistic family; his grandfather was a notable painter. Nono bega ...

among others.

References

1927 births 2011 deaths Mexican male poets 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 Academic staff of El Colegio de México Academic staff of the National Autonomous University of Mexico English–Spanish translators French–Spanish translators Naturalized citizens of Mexico Exiles of the Spanish Civil War in Mexico Xavier Villaurrutia Award winners {{Mexico-writer-stub