Xela Arias Castaño (1962–2003) was a Spanish Galician-language poet and translator.

Although she published only four poetry collections,[1][2] she is considered a major voice of Galician literature for "contributing to the renewal of Galician poetry by bringing new topics and a very personal style."[3][4]

In 2021 the Galician Literature Day was dedicated to her.[5][6]

Xela Arias translated works by Jorge Amado, Camilo Castelo Branco, James Joyce, Fenimore Cooper and Wenceslao Fernández Flórez into Galician.[7]

Life

Xela Arias was born in Lugo in 1962, but soon moved to Vigo, where she spent most of her life.[8] In 1980 Xela Arias began to publish in Spanish (in Galician, mostly) and Portuguese newspapers and magazines such as A Nosa Terra, Diario 16 de Galicia, Faro de Vigo, Jornal de Noticias do Porto, Dorna, Tintimán, Carel or Katarsis. She collaborated to periodicals in Galician such as Festa da Palabra Silenciada, Luzes de Galiza or the Boletín Galego de Literatura, among others.[9]

She died of a heart-attack in 2003.[10]

Her collected works were published in November 2018, bringing together her 4 published poetry collections, Denuncia do equilibro, Tigres coma cabalos, Darío a día and Intempériome. [11]

Works

  • Denuncia do equilibrio, 1986
  • Tigres coma cabalos, 1990
  • Darío a diario, 1996
  • Intempériome, 2003

References

  1. ↑ "Xela Arias: Voltarmos ao preto - PGL". pgl.gal (in European Portuguese). 2021-05-15. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  2. ↑ "elmundo.es - Xela Arias, poeta y traductora por encima de las normas morales". www.elmundo.es. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  3. ↑ "Revistas | Biblioteca Complutense" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2023-11-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ "A RAG dedicaralle as Letras Galegas 2021 a Xela Arias". Real Academia Galega (in Galician). 2020-12-22. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  5. ↑ P, S. R. (2020-12-22). "El Día das Letras Galegas 2021 será para Xela Arias". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  6. ↑ "Xela Arias. Día das Letras Galegas 2021". consellodacultura.gal. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  7. ↑ "Xela Arias: as muitas formas de uma voz nua". TSF Rádio Notícias (in European Portuguese). 2021-05-17. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  8. ↑ Expósito Rabadán, Jesús (2005). "Xela Arias: Verso Desnudo" [Xela Arias: Bare Verse]. Madrygal. Revista de Estudios Gallegos. Madrid: Ediciones Complutense. 8: 34. ISSN 1138-9664.
  9. ↑ "Album de mulleres". culturagalega.gal. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  10. ↑ "Morre dun ataque ó corazón a poeta e traductora Xela Arias". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 2003-11-02. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  11. ↑ "Poesía reunida (1982-2004). Xela Arias - Editorial Xerais". www.xerais.gal (in Galician). Retrieved 2023-11-19.
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