Tomás Segovia [1][2] was a
Mexican author, translator and poet of Spanish origin died from cancer he was 84.. He was born in Valencia, Spain, and studied in France and Morocco.
[3] He went into exile to Mexico, where he taught at the
Colegio de México and other universities.
[3] Segovia founded the publication
Presencia (1946),
[4] was director of
La Revista Mexicana de Literatura (1958–1963),
[5] formed part of the magazine
Plural, and collaborated in
Vuelta.
[6]
In honour of the poet, on August 2012, Conaculta (the Mexican Council
for National Culture and Arts) announced the $100,000 Tomás Segovia
Literary Translation Prize, to be awarded in alternating years for the
best translation into Spanish or from Spanish.
[7]
(21 May 1927 – 7 November 2011)
Works
His work as a poet is not separate from his literary criticism and works of translation. Notable books of poetry include
La luz provisional (1950),
El sol y su eco (1960),
Anagnórisis (1967),
Figura y secuencias (1979) and
Cantata a solas (1985). Prose works include:
Contracorrientes (1973),
Poética y profética (1986) and
Alegatorio.
[3][8][9]
At the time of his death he resided in Madrid, Spain.
[10]
Awards
Segovia won the
Xavier Villaurrutia Prize in 1972,
[5] the
Juan Rulfo Prize in 2005,
[11] and the
Premio García Lorca in 2008.
[2]
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