Martha Rivera-Garrido
{{Short description|Dominican poet}}
{{Infobox writer
| image = Martha_Rivera_Garrido.jpg
| alt = Rivera-Garrido
| caption = Inaugurating the poetry pavilion at the International Book Fair in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (2013).
| birth_name = Martha Isabel Rivera Garrido
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|1|19}}
| birth_place = Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
| occupation = Poet
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Martha Rivera-Garrido, also credited as Martha Rivera (born January 19, 1961), is a writer from the Dominican Republic. She is part of the Dominican literary cohort named the 80s Generation. Rivera-Garrido was known primarily as a poet prior to the release of her debut novel, He Olvidado tu Nombre (I Have Forgotten Your Name).{{Cite book|last=Berg|first=Mary|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/55875906|title=I've forgotten your name|date=2004|publisher=White Pine Press|others=Rivera, Martha|isbn=1-893996-73-5|location=Buffalo, NY|page=9|chapter=Translator's prologue|oclc=55875906}} The novel won the International Novel Prize of the Casa de Teatro in 1996. In 2013, a street in Santo Domingo was named in her honour.
Life
Rivera-Garrido was born in Santo Domingo. She is the great-granddaughter of the Dominican poet {{interlanguage link|Gastón Fernando Deligne|es}}. She studied Political Science at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo. She has lived for long periods in the United States in New York City and Miami, as well as in San Juan, Puerto Rico.{{cite web |last1=Medrano |first1=Nestor |title=Martha Rivera Garrido: Intento ser poeta en todo lo que escribo, incluyendo narrativa y ensayo |url=https://listindiario.com/la-republica/2015/06/19/377027/martha-rivera-garrido-intento-ser-poeta-en-todo-lo-que-escribo-incluyendo-narrativa-y-ensayo |website=Listin Diario |date=19 June 2015 |accessdate=29 April 2020}}
Works
= Poetry =
- 20th Century, aún sin título en español y otros poemas. Ediciones Armario Urbano, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1985.
- Transparencias de mi espejo. Editora Búho, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1985.
- Geometría del Vértigo. Editora El Nuevo Diario, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1995.
- Enma, la noche, el mar y su maithuna.... Editora El Nuevo Diario, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 2013.{{cite web |last1=Guerrero |first1=Teresa |title=Martha Rivera presenta "Emma, la noche, el mar y su maithuna" |url=https://acento.com.do/2013/cultura/54435-martha-rivera-presenta-emma-la-noche-el-mar-y-su-maithuna/ |website=Acento.com.do |accessdate=29 April 2020}}
- Alfabeto de Agua: Poesía reunida de Martha Rivera-Garrido 1985–2013. Ediciones Ferilibro, Editora Nacional del Ministerio de Cultura, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 2014.
- Enma e altriframmenti, EditoreArcoiris, Multimeida SRL, Napoles, Italy, 2016.
= Fiction =
I Have Forgotten Your Name (He Olvidado tu Nombre) is Rivera-Garrido's first and only novel. It won the Casa de Teatro International Narrative Award in 1996. The first edition of the book was released in 1997. The novel was translated to English by Mary Berg, this translation was released by White Pine Press on June 1, 2004.{{cite news |title=Martha Rivera-Garrido pondrá a circular nueva edición de "He olvidado tu nombre" |url=https://elnuevodiario.com.do/martha-rivera-garrido-pondra-circular-nueva-edicion-he-olvidado-nombre/ |accessdate=13 May 2020 |publisher=El Nuevo Diario}} A second edition was released in 2018.{{cite news |title=Martha Rivera-Garrido pondrá a circular nueva edición de novela "He olvidado tu nombre" |url=https://www.diariolibre.com/revista/cultura/martha-rivera-garrido-pondra-a-circular-nueva-edicion-de-novela-he-olvidado-tu-nombre-IY9111659 |accessdate=29 April 2020 |publisher=Diario Libre |date=4 February 2018}}
= Nonfiction =
- Tonó: Una historia de solidaridad sin límites con las Hermanas Mirabal y su familia. Publicaciones de la Fundación Hermanas Mirabal, 2018, Santo Domingo.{{cite news |title=Tonó: nuevo libro de la Fundación Hermanas Mirabal |url=https://elnuevodiario.com.do/tono-nuevo-libro-de-la-fundacion-hermanas-mirabal/ |publisher=El Nuevo Diario}}
Awards and honours
- 1996 - Casa de Teatro International Narrative Award
- 2013 - Ministry of Culture of the Dominican Republic dedicated a day of the International Book Fair{{cite news |title=Programa del viernes tres de mayo en la Feria Internacional del Libro |url=https://hoy.com.do/programa-del-viernes-tres-de-mayo-en-la-feria-internacional-del-libro/ |accessdate=4 May 2020 |publisher=Periodico Hoy |date=May 3, 2013}}
- 2013 - A street in the Dominican Cultural Plaza in Santo Domingo has been named after her.{{cite news |title=Designan con el nombre Martha Rivera una calle en Feria Internacional del Libro |url=http://www.diariodominicano.com/cultura/2013/05/03/144403/-designan-con-el-nombre-martha-rivera-una-calle-en-feria-internacional-del-libro |accessdate=29 April 2020 |publisher=Diario Dominicano}}
References
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Category:21st-century Dominican Republic poets
Category:Dominican Republic women poets
Category:Writers from Santo Domingo
Category:Dominican Republic people of Spanish descent
Category:Dominican Republic novelists
Category:Dominican Republic women novelists
Category:Dominican Republic expatriates in the United States
Category:20th-century novelists
Category:Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo alumni
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