Daisy Zamora is one of the most prominent figures in contemporary
Latin American poetry. Her work is known for its uncompromising
voice and wide-ranging subject matter, encompassing human rights,
politics, revolution, feminist issues, art, history, and culture.
She was a combatant in the national Sandinista Liberation Front and
served as Vice-Minister of Culture after the 1979 triumph. Her
first book of poems won the National Poetry Prize in Nicaragua in
1977. She has published four books in English, including The
Violent Foam and Clean Slate. At present she lives in San Francisco
with her husband, American poet George Evans.
George Evans has published five collections of poetry in the US and
England, and received writing fellowships from the NEA, Lannan
Foundation, and California Arts Council. He edited the popular
national contemporary poetry and arts project Streetfare Journal,
and has translated the poetry of Huu Thinh and his wife, Daisy
Zamora.
"Like Levertov, Zamora's body of work includes her activism, her
carrying the torch of the personal vision to the community--perhaps
the only legitimate response by artists to the horrors of this
century." --Demetria Martínez, National Catholic Reporter "We
cannot doubt the creative authenticity of Daisy Zamora's poetry.
It's a literal transcription of emotions, remembrances, love, and
nostalgia that maintains itself without the danger of falling into
the ordinary." --Sergio Ramírez
"Zamora was shaped by revolution and gender, but her voice is true
and universal, transcending political boundaries and sounding clear
notes of sanity in times of madness." --MultiCultural Review
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