The writer, poet, and diplomat Jorge Valdés Díaz-Vélez (Torreón, 1955) will be honored for his literary and cultural legacy spanning almost four decades at the Marie José and Octavio Paz House.
Díaz-Vélez, a recipient of the Aguascalientes National Poetry Prize in 1998 and the Hermanos Machado Ibero-American Poetry Prize in 2011, will be recognized for his illustrious career at the house, which houses the legacy of Paz and Marie José Tramini. The ceremony will take place in the courtyard titled “The present is perpetual” on August 10th at 13:00 hours.
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The poets Marianne Toussaint and Lucia Rivadeneyra will engage in a talk with the author of “Kilometer zero” regarding his work, moderated by Leticia Luna Aguilar.
In the press release, the poet notes, “My professional career and literary creation have run parallel. Reading, living with other societies, and the constant movement from one country to another have nourished my personal and diplomatic life, and constitute an important experience that has contributed to the poetic fact.”
Díaz-Vélez has published numerous poetry collections, including “Temporal voice,” “Black Chamber,” “The Alebrijes,” “Other hours,” “On wet,” and his most recent, “The eyes of the horse.”
He has also received awards such as the Miguel Hernández International Poetry Prize-Valencian Community and the Latin American Plural Prize. Díaz-Vélez served as a diplomat in countries including Argentina, the United States, and Morocco.