Estrella del Valle is a Mexican poet. She was born in Córdoba, Veracruz, in 1971 and studied creative writing at the Writer's General Society of Mexico (Sociedad General de Escritores de México, SOGEM).
In 2000, she won the Ephraim Huerta National Prize of Poetry for Fábula para los cuervos.
Her poems have appeared in the anthology Generación del 2000, Literatura Mexicana hacia el Tercer Milenio.
She lives in Los Angeles, California, United States.
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She collaborated on the introduction and translation of the poet Silvia Tomasa Rivera on the Sulphur River Literary Review journal in Texas.
On April, 2007, The Bitter Oleander magazine dedicated, on its Volume 2, number XIII, a series of poems and an interview conducted by American poet, Paul Roth.
Poems of hers have appeared on magazines and supplements of national and international distribution. Her poems take part on the 2000s generation's anthology (Antología Generación del 2000), Literature towards the third millennium, Tierra Adentro list of titles; The water takes shape in the clearing glass' rigor (En el rigor del vaso que la aclara el agua toma forma), Young poets' tribute to Gorostiza, Claudia Posadas' compilation, Resistencia publishing.
Her work has been compiled in several anthologies including: Best Mexican Tales (Los Mejores Cuentos Mexicanos), Joaquín Mortíz, 2003; Mexican Poetry Yearbook (Anuario de Poesía Mexicana), selection by Tedi López Mill and Luis Felipe Fabre, FCE editions, 2004; Best Mexican Poems (Los Mejores Poemas Mexicanos) 2005 edition, selection by Francisco Hernández, Joaquín Mortiz editions and finally Best Mexican Poems (Los Mejores Poemas Mexicanos) 2006 editions, selection by Elsa Cross, Joaquín Mortiz editions.
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She is an editor of the Caguama magazine in Los Angeles, California.
Her poetry has been translated into English by the translator Toshiya Kamei and the poet Anthony Seidman.