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Aurora Luque
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Aurora Luque Ortiz
20 September 1962 Almería, Spain
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| Occupation | Writer, translator |
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Aurora Luque Ortiz, born on September 20, 1962, is a talented Spanish writer. She is known as a poet, translator, and teacher. She lives and works in Andalusia, a region in southern Spain.
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About Aurora Luque: Her Life Story
Aurora Luque was born in Almería, Spain, in 1962. She studied Classical Philology at the University of Granada. This means she learned a lot about ancient Greek and Roman languages and cultures. Since 1988, she has been a professor of Ancient Greek in Málaga. She has spent most of her career teaching there. From 1999 to 2008, she also wrote articles for the newspaper Diario Sur. These articles were like opinion pieces or stories she wrote regularly.
In 2008, Aurora Luque received the Meridiana Award. This award was given by the Andalusian Women's Institute. She earned it for her important work in finding and sharing the writings of forgotten female authors. In October 2008, she became the director of the Generation of '27 Cultural Center. This center is part of the Provincial Deputation of Málaga, which is like a local government. She held this job until June 2011.
In 2012, Aurora Luque had a special stay at Villa Marguerite Yourcenar in Belgium. This program helps European writers focus on their work. She has traveled to many countries for poetry events. She has visited places in North and South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. She has also given talks at several universities in the United States.
Aurora Luque started and led a poetry collection called "Cuadernos de Trinacria." One book from this collection won a national award for best translation in 2005. Starting in 2000, she also helped lead another poetry collection called "maRemoto." This collection featured poetry from different cultures. In 2005, she even started her own publishing company called Narila. She has also been part of important groups that help guide book publishing and research at the University of Málaga.
Aurora Luque's Writing Journey
Her Poetry Works
In 1989, Aurora Luque's book Problemas de doblaje won second place for the Premio Adonáis de Poesía. In 1999, she received the Andalusian Critics' Award for her book Transitoria. This book was also a finalist for another poetry prize. In May 2005, she was chosen to open the Málaga Book Fair. In 2007, she won the Generation of '27 Poetry Award for her work La siesta de Epicuro. In 2015, she published Personal & político. This book had 45 poems that explored the social issues in Spain.
People say that Aurora Luque's writing style is special. It mixes old, classic ways of writing with new, modern ideas. For her book Transitoria, the judges praised how she blended classical language with everyday, modern speech.
Published Works
Poetry
- 1981, Hiperiónida, Granada: Universidad de Granada, collection "Zumaya".
- 1989, Problemas de doblaje, Madrid: Rialp.
- 1991, Fecha de caducidad, Málaga: Tediria (notebook)
- 1992, Carpe noctem, Madrid: Visor.
- 1996, Carpe mare Málaga: Miguel Gómez Ed. (anthology)
- 1998, Transitoria, Sevilla: Renacimiento.
- 2000, Las dudas de Eros, Lucena: Ayuntamiento de Lucena, col. "Cuatro Estaciones". (anthology)
- 2002, Portvaria. Antología 1982-2002, Cuenca: El Toro de Barro. (anthology)
- 2003, Camaradas de Ícaro, Madrid: Visor.
- 2004, Carpe verbum, Málaga: Ayuntamiento de Málaga, col. "Monosabio". Edición de Francisco Fortuny. (anthology)
- 2005, Haikus de Narila, Málaga: Publicaciones Antigua Imprenta Sur. (notebook)
- 2007, Carpe amorem, Sevilla: Renacimiento. Edición de Ricardo Virtanen. (anthology)
- 2008, La siesta de Epicuro, Madrid: Visor.
- 2014, Fabricación de las islas. Poesía y metapoesía,
- 2014, Médula. Antología esencial. Madrid: Fondo de Cultura Económica. Edición de Francisco Ruiz Noguera. (anthology)
- 2015, Personal & político, Sevilla: Fundación José Manuel Lara.
- 2016, Los limones absortos. Poemas mediterráneos.
Translations by Aurora Luque
- 1995, Meleagro de Gádara, 25 epigramas, Málaga: col. "Llama de Amor Viva".
- 1996, María Lainá, Nueve poemas, Málaga: col. "Capitel" (in collaboration).
- 2000, Los dados de Eros. Antología de poesía erótica griega, Madrid: Hiperión.
- 2004, Safo, Poemas y testimonios, Barcelona: Acantilado.
- 2004, María Lainá, Los estuches de las células, translation of the Modern Greek by M. L. Villalba, Obdulia Castillo, and Aurora Luque, Málaga: Provincial Deputation of Málaga, col. "MaRemoto".
- 2005, Renée Vivien, Nocturnos, Santander: Revista Ultramar, col. "Travesías".
- 2008, Renée Vivien, Poemas, Tarragona: Igitur.
- 2010, Catulo, Taeter morbus. Poemas a Lesbia, Monterrey, Mexico: University of Nuevo León
- 2011, Louise Labé, Elegías y sonetos, Barcelona: Acantilado.
- 2015, Aquel vivir del mar. El mar en la poesía griega . Antología, Barcelona: Acantilado
Awards and Recognitions
Aurora Luque has won many awards for her writing and work:
- 1981, Federico García Lorca Award from the University of Granada
- 1989, 2nd place for the Premio Adonáis de Poesía
- 1992, King Juan Carlos Prize
- 1998, finalist for the Rafael Alberti Poetry Prize
- 1999, Andalusian Critics' Award
- 2003, Fray Luis de León Translation Award
- 2008, Generation of '27 Poetry Award
- 2008, Meridiana Award
- 2016, Public Literary Prize from Canal Sur Radio
- 2022, National Poetry Award
See also
In Spanish: Aurora Luque para niños
