Name Pedro Shimose | Role Poet | |
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Occupation poet, journalist, professor, essayist Notable works Quiero escribir, pero me sale espuma Books Literatura Latinoamericana General | ||
Rincón literario: Poetas Hispanoamericanos contemporáneos: Pedro Shimose.
De Cerca - Pedro Shimose
Pedro Shimose Kawamura (born March 30, 1940) is a poet, journalist, professor and essayist from Bolivia. He has been based in Madrid, Spain since 1971. Shimose is considered as one of the great poets of Bolivia.
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- Rincn literario Poetas Hispanoamericanos contemporneos Pedro Shimose
- De Cerca Pedro Shimose
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Biography
Born in Riberalta (Beni) in 1940 to Japanese parents. He studied at the Higher University of San Andrés in La Paz, Bolivia, and graduated from the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain.
He devoted to journalism, had worked in the newspaper Presencia and taught at the Higher University of San Andrés.
He was awarded the Casa de las Américas Prize for the book Quiero escribir, pero me sale espuma in 1972. In 1999, he received the Premio Nacional de Cultura de Bolivia. He is a member of the Academia Boliviana de la Lengua, and the Spanish Association of Art Critics.
Shimose is best known for his politically inspired poetry which touches on the themes of national identity and social liberation.