RAMIRO LAGOS
POETRY PRIZE
6th Edition, Spring 2024
VI Certamen de poesía Ramiro Lagos, Primavera de 2024
The Department of World Languages at Worcester State University, along with the College of the Holy Cross, Trinity College, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and University of Connecticut are pleased to announce the sixth annual Ramiro Lagos Poetry Prize.
The award aims to encourage, support, promote, and publicize the creation of high-quality poetic works by students of the partner universities. Poems in Spanish that are original, unpublished, and whose theme revolves around the poetry of Ramiro Lagos may participate.
How to enter
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Submit poems to aguijarrodonadios@worcester.edu
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Poems must not exceed 5 pages, and be double spaced with a 12-point font
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Submission deadline: April, 5th, 2024
An award ceremony will be held at Worcester State University on April 18th, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.
Finalists must be present, either in person or virtually, to receive their prize.
ABOUT RAMIRO LAGOS CASTRO (1922-2023)
Ramiro Lagos was a renowned Colombian poet and scholar, author of 27 books of poetry and essays as well as four anthologies of poetry from Latin America and Spain. In addition, he served as a professor in the field of poetry for 28 years at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) and spent 13 years teaching and directing UNCG's Summer Program in Spain following retirement. He is most known for the following poetic works:
Testimonio de las Horas Grises
Cantos de la Epopeya de America
Cantar de Otros Cantares
Frutología de Eros
Poesía y Pintura
Rimado del Cristo Roto
Sources: UNC Greensboro, Aurora Boreal
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CONTACT
Thanks for your interest in Ramiro Lagos Poetry Prize. For more information, feel free to get in touch and I will get back to you soon!
Dr. Antonio Guijarro-Donadiós aguijarrodonadios@worcester.edu
WSU World Languages. Sullivan Academic Center Suite S-303 and S-304.
Phone Number: 508-929-8154