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Elvira Sastre
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| Born | 1992 Segovia, Spain
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| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation | Writer, poet |
| Years active | 2013–present |
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Elvira Sastre Sanz (born in 1992) is a Spanish writer and poet. She also works as a literary translator, which means she changes books and poems from one language to another. She started writing at a young age and has become a well-known voice in modern Spanish poetry.
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About Elvira Sastre
Elvira Sastre was born in 1992 in Segovia, a city in Spain. Her father really encouraged her to read and love books. This early interest helped her become a professional writer.
She wrote her very first poem when she was just 12 years old. When she turned 15, she started a blog called "Relocos y recuerdos." This blog was a place for her to share her thoughts and poems, but it hasn't been updated since 2019. Soon after, she won a poetry prize for her work called Saudade.
A few years later, Elvira moved to Madrid to study English. While she was studying, she kept writing. She also started going to poetry events. There, she shared her poems with famous poets and even some singer-songwriters.
In 2013, Elvira Sastre officially began her writing career. She published her first book, Cuarenta y tres maneras de soltarse el pelo. A famous writer named Benjamín Prado wrote the introduction for her book. He helped introduce Elvira to the world of Spanish poetry. In 2014, another publisher, Valparaiso Ediciones, asked her to publish her second book of poems.
Before that, she worked on a special project called "Tú la Acuarela / Yo la lírica." In this project, Elvira's poems were combined with beautiful watercolor paintings by an artist named Adriana Moragues. In 2016, she also published a collection of her poems in a book called Ya nadie baila.
Elvira is not only a writer but also a professional translator. She has translated several books and even song lyrics. For example, she translated Los hijos de Bob Dylan by Gordon E. McNeer. She also translated the English lyrics for the album La deriva by the Spanish band Vetusta Morla.
Because of her talent, Elvira has been invited to many important festivals and literary events. She has mostly traveled in Latin America for these events. She has also given talks at some universities in America.
Awards and Achievements
In 2019, Elvira Sastre won an important award called the Premio Biblioteca Breve. She won it for her first novel, Días sin ti.
Her Published Works
Books
- Tú la acuarela/Yo la lírica (Co-author) (2013)
- Cuarenta y tres maneras de soltarse el pelo (2014)
- Baluarte (2014)
- Ya nadie baila (2016)
- La soledad de un cuerpo acostumbrado a la herida (2016)
- Aquella orilla nuestra (2018)
- Días sin ti (2019)
Translations
- Poemas de Amor, by Oscar Wilde
- Milk and honey, by Rupi Kaur
- La deriva by Vetusta Morla
- Los hijos de Bob Dylan, by Gordon E. McNeer
- Highly illogical behavior, by John Corey Whaley
- Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass, by Lana Del Rey
Poems
Besides her poetry blog "Relocos y recuerdos," Elvira also creates special "photo poems" and "video poems." These combine her words with images or videos.
See also
In Spanish: Elvira Sastre para niños
