Carlos Javier Jarquín Explained

Carlos Javier Jarquín
Birth Date:26 June 1990
Birth Place:Rancho Grande
Matagalpa Department
Nicaragua
Other Names:El chico poeta
Corazón de poeta
Occupation:writer, poet, columnist, cultural journalist, music producer, cultural activist
Notable Works:Antología del Bicentenario de Centroamérica (2021)
Canto planetario: hermandad en la tierra (2023)

Carlos Javier Jarquín (born 26 June 1990 in Rancho Grande, Matagalpa Department) is a Nicaraguan-born writer, poet, columnist, cultural journalist music producer, and cultural activist, residing in Costa Rica.[1]

Biography

Jarquín was born in a lower-income neighbourhood of the Nicaraguan town Rancho Grande. Brought up by his grandmother, he struggled to get established as a cultural journalist. Nowadays he is a columnist in several newspapers, such as Diario 16 (Madrid), Diario Siglo XXI (Valencia), La Prensa (Managua), El Siglo (Guatemala), La Onda Digital (Montevideo), among others. Through these media outlets, he has contributed to promoting the work of numerous artists and intellectuals.[2]

During the COVID-19 pandemic he promoted the organization of a virtual event, the First International Literary Festival "Honrando la muerte y celebrando la vida" (Spanish for "Honoring Death and Celebrating Life").[3]

In 2021, Jarquín coordinated Antología del Bicentenario de Centroamérica, celebrating two centuries of Central American independence. The book includes works by Julio Sanabria, Gilberto Arriza, Roberto de León, Rina Rodríguez and Niki Sáenz.[1]

In 2023, he coordinated the edition of Canto planetario: hermandad en la tierra, a two-volume multilingual poetry anthology advocating of a better future for the Earth and mankind. Over 200 authors took part in this work, such as Gustavo Gac-Artigas, David Eggleton, Les Wicks, Beatriz Copello, Marion May Campbell, Víctor Ramos (member of the Honduran Academy of Language),[4] Hebert Abimorad, etc.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Works published for the Central American Bicentennial . 10 August 2021 . 19 July 2024 . . es .
  2. Web site: Carlos Javier Jarquín, an international referent of cultural journalism . . 25 June 2024 . Rejon Huchin . Alejandro . 15 April 2021 . Alejandro Rejon Huchin . es .
  3. Web site: Remembering a virtual literary festival . Semanario Universidad . Ayala . Ana . 13 January 2021 . 26 June 2024 . es .
  4. Web site: Bitácora de la AHL . Ramos . Víctor Manuel . 24 October 2023 . 29 June 2024 . . es .
  5. Web site: La palabra y el arte internacionalizan Centroamérica . 24 January 2022 . 8 July 2024 . Peris. Guillermo . . es.
  6. Web site: Corresponding members . AEL . 30 June 2024 . pt .