Premio Reina Sof?a de Poes?a 2009 for Jos? Emilio Pacheco

[Daniel del Real]

Today, Mexican Poet Jos? Emilio Pacheco was awarded with the Premio Reina Sof?a de Poes?a 2009 arguably the most important prize for poets writing in spanish. He was competing for these prize with poets like Ernesto Cardenal from Nicaragua and Cristina Petri Rossi from Uruguay. The prize consists of 56,000 dollars and he will receive it in November.

For those of you who can read spanish here is the link. Unfortunately I wasn't able to find it in english.

Jos? Emilio Pacheco se alza con el Premio Reina Sof?a. larioja.com

[Daniel del Real]

Here's a list of previous winners

1992Gonzalo RojasChile
1993Claudio Rodr?guezEspa?a
1994Jo?o Cabral de Melo NetoBrasil
1995Jos? HierroEspa?a
1996?ngel Gonz?lezEspa?a
1997?lvaro MutisColombia
1998Jos? ?ngel ValenteEspa?a
1999Mario BenedettiUruguay
2000Pere GimferrerEspa?a
2001Nicanor ParraChile
2002Jos? Antonio Mu?oz RojasEspa?a
2003Sophia de Mello BreynerPortugal
2004Jos? Manuel Caballero BonaldEspa?a
2005Juan GelmanArgentina
2006Antonio GamonedaEspa?a
2007Blanca VarelaPer?
2008Pablo Garc?a BaenaEspa?a
2009Jos? Emilio PachecoM?xico