Elvira Sastre

Elvira Sastre Sanz (born 1992) is a Spanish writer, poet, philologist, and literary translator.

Elvira Sastre
Born1992
Segovia, Spain
NationalitySpanish
OccupationWriter, poet
Years active2013–present
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Biography and professional career

Elvira Sastre[1] was born in 1992 in Segovia, Spain. Her father encouraged her to take an interest in literature, thanks to which Elvira later became a professional writer. She wrote her first poem at the age of 12, and later started her blog "Relocos y recuerdos", when she turned 15.[2] Said blog was still online as of April 2017. She soon won a poetry prize for her work Saudade.[3]

A couple years later, she started her degree in English Studies[4] in Madrid. Meanwhile, Elvira continued writing and began to participate in poetry events, together with a number of singer-songwriters and famous poets.

In 2013, Elvira began her career as a writer with the publication of her work Cuarenta y tres maneras de soltarse el pelo, edited by Lapsus Calami publishers, with preface by Benjamín Prado, who introduced Sastre into Spanish contemporary poetry. In May 2014, Valparaiso Edicones publishers, based in Spain and Latin America, proposed that she publish her second book of poems.[3] Before that, she had participated in an artistic and literary project called "Tú la Acuarela / Yo la lírica", that combines Sastre's poems with watercolours of illustrator Adriana Moragues. In 2016, Sastre published a poem selection in the book Ya nadie baila, with preface by Fernando Valverde.

Elvira Sastre combines her writing career with her work as professional translator. Amongst her translations are Los hijos de Bob Dylan, written by North American author Gordon E. McNeer and the lyrics in English of the La deriva album, by Spanish musical group Vetusta Morla.[4]

Sastre's poetics degree has allowed her to take part in some important festivals and literary events, mainly in Latin America, as well as to give conferences in certain American universities.

In 2019, Elvira Sastre won the Premio Biblioteca Breve for her first novel, Días sin ti.[5]

Works

Books
  • Tú la acuarela/Yo la lírica (Coautora) (2013).[6]
  • Cuarenta y tres maneras de soltarse el pelo (Lapsus Calami, 2014).[6]
  • Baluarte (Valparaíso Ediciones, 2014).[6]
  • Ya nadie baila (Valparaíso Ediciones, 2016).[7]
  • La soledad de un cuerpo acostumbrado a la herida (Visor Libros, 2016).[8]
  • Aquella orilla nuestra (Alfaguara, 2018)

Translations
  • Poemas de Amor, by Oscar Wilde.
  • Milk and honey, by Rupi Kaur.
  • La deriva by Vetusta Morla.
  • Los hijos de Bob Dylan, by Gordon E. McNeer.
  • Highly illogical behavior, by John Corey Whaley.

Poems

Besides her poetry blog "Relocos y recuerdos", she makes photo poems and video poems.

References
  1. "Biblioteca Nacional de España. "Sastre, Elvira (1992–)"".
  2. "Relocos y recuerdos". bleuparapluie.blogspot.com.es. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  3. "Biografía – Elvira Sastre". www.elvirasastre.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  4. Carrasco, Lara. "Elvira Sastre viaja con su abuela hasta Argentina". infoLibre.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  5. "The phenomenon of poetry Elvira Sastre wins the Brief Library of novel | Culture". Spain's News. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  6. "El libro 'Ya nadie baila' de Elvira Sastre se presenta este jueves en Granada | Granada Digital". www.granadadigital.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  7. Valverde, Fernando. "'Ya nadie baila', de Elvira Sastre". infoLibre.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  8. "Elvira Sastre: "Siempre me he sentido a salvo sola"". www.elcultural.com. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
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