Venezuelan writer won prize for poets of America in Spain

Published at: 30/10/2025 01:10 PM

The City Council of Burgos, Spain, awarded the Venezuelan writer Carmen Verde Arocha the Antonio Bouza Prize for American poets for her book Seas y Alagos.

The jury for this award, aimed at Spanish-language poets residing in any American country, chaired by Luis Alberto de Cuenca and composed of Jesús García, María Esteban Pablo García and Eliseo González, gave the verdict after evaluating fifteen finalist works out of the 746 books admitted.

The works were competing for the Antonio Bouza Prize for American poets and for the XLIX City of Burgos Prize, the latter awarded to the Spaniard Daniel Fernández Rodríguez (Barcelona, 1988) for Life Ahead.

According to the verdict, the Venezuelan book of poems is a “discursive and risky” book, with many twists and avant-garde “with nuances”.

Verde Arocha will receive 2,500 euros as a prize and his work will be published by Visor.

The author, born in Caracas (1967), has a degree in Literature and a Master's degree in Venezuelan History, recognized as editor and cultural manager in charge of Editorial Eclepsidra since 1994. She has been collaborating with Letralia since 2018. She is the author of the poems Cuira (1997, 1998), Magdalena in Geneva (Mexico, 1997), Amentia (1999; Annual Aristides Rojas Poetry Award from the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic), Mieles (2003), Mieles, Reunited Poetry (2005); In the Garden of Kori (2015) and Gothic Song (2018).

He has also published the essays The Tragic Moan in Herrera Luque (1992) and How to Edit and Publish a Book (2013, 2017). She is the co-author of the interview book Aware of Yourself: Conversations with Alfredo Chacón.

MINCULTURA/Mazo News Team