Fernando Valverde

Fernando Valverde is a preeminent poet writing in the Spanish language today, and he has received international acclaim for his contributions to the art of poetry. Born in Granada, Spain, Valverde has been awarded some of the most prestigious awars for Spanish poetry, and his books have been published across Europe and the Americas. In 2014 his book The Insistence of Harm received the Book of the Year award from the Latino American Writers Institute of the City University of New York. Before coming to the United States, Valverde served for a decade as a journalist for Spain’s major paper, El Pais, reporting about the Balkans and the Middle East, among other topics.  He directs the International Festival of Poetry in Granada, and is a distinguished visiting professor at the University of Virginia.