{"id":21114,"date":"2013-05-28T12:01:28","date_gmt":"2013-05-28T18:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/?p=21114"},"modified":"2013-05-29T12:03:41","modified_gmt":"2013-05-29T18:03:41","slug":"17th-c-mexican-nun-inspires-a-new-poetry-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/17th-c-mexican-nun-inspires-a-new-poetry-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"17th C Mexican Nun Inspires a new Poetry Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Sor<\/a>Sor Juana In\u00e9s de la Cruz, O.S.H. (1651-95), a 17th Century Mexican nun, was one of the most brilliant intellectuals, poets and playwrights of her time and beyond. And earlier this month Artes de Mexico en Utah and the Utah Humanities Council launched the Sor Juana Prize, a statewide prize for original writing in Spanish.\u00a0This year, the prize will be awarded for a poem written in Spanish by a Utah high school student. The $100 cash prize will be awarded at the Utah Humanities Book Festival this October.<\/p>\n

Artes de Mexico en Utah established the prize based on the suggestion of Salt Lake City resident Jes\u00fas Garc\u00eda, whose native Chicago has a Sor Juana Festival each year to celebrate the life and works of this poet. The Utah Humanities Council agreed to make it part of its annual Book Festival in cooperation with the Consulate of Mexico.\u00a0The community service organization Latinos in Action and Spanish language online newspaper OkEspa\u00f1ol are partnering for outreach and for publication of the winning poem.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery October, people all over Utah celebrate literature at the Utah Humanities Book Festival,\u201d says Susan Vogel, co-founder of Artes de Mexico en Utah. \u201cSince so many people in Utah speak Spanish or are learning Spanish, we thought that including a prize for original literature written in Spanish…at the Festival would be a great way to encourage writers of Utah\u2019s second most widely-spoken language.\u201d<\/p>\n

Angela Espinosa, Assistant Professor of Latin American Literature at the University of Utah and member of the advisory board of Artes de M\u00e9xico en Utah, says, \u201cSor Juana was nicknamed \u2018The 10th Muse\u2019 during her time because of her ingenuity in poetry, philosophy, music and the sciences. She was also known for defending the rights of women and minorities, for whom she continues to be a role model today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Utah high school teachers are invited to spread the word. The prize is open to all Utah high school students (whether enrolled in a school or home-schooled) and the deadline is May 31.<\/p>\n

The author of the winning poem will receive a $100 cash prize that will be awarded in October during the Utah Humanities Book Festival. The poem will also be published in OkEspa\u00f1ol.<\/p>\n

Artes de M\u00e9xico en Utah is a nonprofit organization that promotes the appreciation of Mexican art in Utah.<\/p>\n

For more information, and for contest rules and restrictions, please contact Susan Vogel, co-founder of Artes de M\u00e9xico en Utah, 415-218-0010, www.artesdemexicoenutah.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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