Anabel Torres

{{short description|Colombian poet and translator (born 1948)}}

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Anabel Torres Restrepo (born 28 December 1948) is a Colombian poet and translator.

She studied Modern Languages at the University of Antioquia in Medellín and obtained a masters at the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague. She was assistant director at the National Library of Colombia (Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia).

Works

  • Casi poesía (1975)
  • La mujer del esquimal (1981)
  • Las bocas del amor (1982)
  • Poemas (1987)
  • Medias nonas (1992)
  • Poemas de guerra (Barcelona, 2000)
  • En un abrir y cerrar de hojas (Zaragoza, España, 2001)
  • Agua herida (2004)
  • El origen y destino de las especies de la fauna masculina paisa (2009)

Awards

  • Poetry National Awards, University of Nariño, 1974
  • Poetry National Awards, University of Antioquia, 1980
  • Roldanillo Poetry National Awards, Ediciones Embalaje, Museo Rayo, 1987

References

  • TORRES, Anabel. Medias Nonas. Editorial Universidad de Antioquia, Colección Celeste. 242 páginas, Medellín, 1992. {{ISBN|958-655-034-6}}
  • TORRES, Anabel. Agua herida. Ediciones Árbol de papel, Bogotá, 2004. {{ISBN|958-33-6111-9}}