Karina Galvez facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Karina Galvez
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| Born | July 7, 1964 Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Citizenship | Ecuador (birthplace), United States |
| Notable works | Poesia y Cantares |
| Children | Gabrielle Cobos, Bernardo Cobos, Marcel Cobos |
Karina Galvez, born on July 7, 1964, is a talented poet from Ecuador who also has American citizenship. She is known for her beautiful poems and her work in promoting culture.
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About Karina Galvez
Early Life and First Book
Karina Galvez was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on July 7, 1964. She lived in California, USA, for many years before moving back to Ecuador. In 1995, she published her first book, Karina Galvez – Poetry and Songs. This book had her poems in both English and Spanish. A former vice-president of Ecuador, León Roldós Aguilera, wrote the introduction.
Awards and Recognition
In 1996, her poem Poem for My Mother won second place in a poetry contest in Long Beach, California. Karina also writes songs, poems for kids, and short stories for children. She has been a TV presenter and radio host, sharing interviews about Art and Culture.
Karina Galvez knows many languages, including Spanish, English, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese. This helps her share her poetry with people all over the world. She has also been a singer and done voice-overs.
Community Work and Honors
Karina is very active in her community. She was one of the first people to help start the Ecuadorian American Chamber of Commerce in Los Angeles. She is also a member of the Ibero-American Society of Poetry in Los Angeles. She has received special awards from mayors and senators for her community work.
In 2008, she was part of a group from Ecuador invited by the Vatican. They attended a special ceremony to make Narcisa de Jesús Martillo a saint. In 2014, she also attended the ceremony for Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II to become saints.
International Recognition
Karina Galvez's poems can be found in many poetry books and online collections. These collections are published in countries like Spain, Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. Her Spanish poems have been translated into several other languages, including English, French, and Italian.
She received the "Crystal Condor" award, which is a top honor for Ecuadorians who have done great things outside their home country. In 2011, she was nominated for the First International Medal of Peace and Culture "Presidente Salvador Allende" in Chile.
In 2011, Karina Galvez was one of only three non-Mexican artists invited to celebrate a special anniversary. This was for the Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles. There, her poem Ave, Mi Guadalupana was performed with music.
In 2016, Karina Galvez helped host and guide David Rockefeller during his visit to Guayaquil, Ecuador. In 2017, her play The Avowal, which is about domestic violence, was performed in Guayaquil.
Special Title from Chiloé
In 2017, the leaders of Chiloé Archipelago in Chile gave Karina Galvez a special title. She was named "Williche de Chiloé Por Gracia." This means she was welcomed as a member of the Huilliche people. This honor recognized her work for Latin American culture and for the Williche people worldwide.
Themes in Her Poetry
Most of Karina Galvez's poems are about love. However, she also writes about important social issues. These include problems between different social groups and a lack of tolerance. She also writes poems with deep historical meaning, like her epic poem La Batalla del Pichincha (about the Battle of Pichincha).
Some of her poems are about Catholic beliefs, like Ave, Mi Guadalupana, which tells the story of Our Lady of Guadalupe. She also writes eco-poems about the ecology, Tongue-twisters, and even 'culinary poems' that share traditional Ecuadorian recipes in rhyme.
Works
Poetry Books
- Poesia y Cantares (1995)
- Poem for my mother (Poema para mi Madre) (1996)
- Eres el comienzo y el final de mi poesia (1997)
- Ese, Su Guayaquil Viejo (1995)
- Como me gustaria
- La Batalla del Pichincha
- Mis Montañas, las de California
- Poesia en el Pent-house
- Epicentro
- The Earth We Dismembered
- Amor a la Ecuatoriana
- Ave, Mi Guadalupana
- Bienvenido a Guayaquil (Song)
- Guayalenguas (Tongue-twister)
- Caldo de Bolas de Verde (Recipe in rhyme)
Poesía y Cantares Details
Poesía y Cantares means "Poetry and Songs." This poetry book was published in 1995. It has both English and Spanish versions of Karina Galvez's poems. Leon Roldos Aguilera, a former vice-president of Ecuador, wrote the introduction. The book has 106 pages. Most poems are about love, but it also includes poems about Guayaquil, California, and poems for children.
Children's Works
- The Little Southern Star (La Estrellita del Sur)
- Once upon a time, there was a duck (Habia una vez un pato)
- El Tornillo de Guayaquil, a fable-poem about a tall building in Guayaquil.
Prose Poetry
- Ecuador que Duele
See also
In Spanish: Karina Gálvez para niños
