Soledad Fariña Vicuña Explained

Soledad Fariña
Birth Date:1943
Birth Place:Antofagasta, Chile
Occupation:poet
Alma Mater:University of Chile

Soledad Fariña Vicuña (Antofagasta, 1943) is a Chilean poet.[1]

Biography

She studied Political and Administrative Sciences at the University of Chile, Philosophy and Humanities at the University of Stockholm and Religious Sciences and Arabic Culture in the University of Chile. She has a Masters in Literature from the University of Chile.

Her poetic works have been translated to several languages and appear in several anthologies and she has taken part in poetry happenings at various universities and institutions including Catholic University of Chile, Universidad de Los Lagos, USACH, Univ. Diego Portales, Universidad de Concepción; Universidad de Valdivia; Columbia University; The Catholic University of America, Georgetown University; Mount Hollyoke College, Smith College; The City University of New York; Universidad Río Piedras, Puerto Rico; New York University (NYU); Casa del Poeta, Ciudad de México; Centro Cultural de España, Buenos Aires; Sociedad de Escritores de Chile en el Encuentro de Poesía Joven de Latinoamérica and Encuentro de poetas del Cono Sur, Coquimbo, among others.

Works

Grants

Notes and References

  1. Book: Vicuña, Cecilia. Ül: four Mapuche poets : an anthology. 13 April 2011. November 1998. Americas Society. 978-0-935480-99-3. 23.