Outline of Antonio Cisneros

Studies

• Literature in University of San Marcos (Lima) and Catholic University (Lima)/ 1960-1965
  
• Bachelor’s degree in Humanities (specialization in Literature)/1996
• Doctor’s degree in Humanities (specialization in Literature)/1974

Academical Experience

• Assistant Professor of Literature: University of Huamanga, 1965
• Auxiliary Professor of Methodology: University of San Marcos, 1966
• Assistant Professor of Spanish: University of Southampton, 1967 – 1969
• Assistant Professor of Latin American Literature: University of Nice, 1970 – 1971
• Auxiliary Professor of Literature: University of San Marcos, 1972 – 1973
• Visiting professor of Latin American Literature: Eötvos Lórand University (Budapest), 1974 – 1975
• Associate professor of Literature: University of San Marcos, 1976 – 1978
• Researcher: University of Berkeley, 1978
• Principal professor of Literature: University of San Marcos, 1979 – 1991
• Director of Lectures: Raúl Porras Barrenechea Institute, 1985 – 1991
• Visiting professor of Latin American Literature: University of Virginia, 1996

Published Books of Poetry

In Spanish:

• "Destierro", La Rama Florida, Lima 1961
• "David", La Rama Florida, Lima 1962
• "Comentarios reales de Antonio Cisneros" (National Poetry Award), Biblioteca Universitaria, Lima 1964, 1^st. Edition, Lima 1965, 2^nd edition.
• "Canto ceremonial contra un oso hormiguero" (Casa de las Americas Award), La Habana 1968, 1^st edition. EUDEBA, Buenos Aires 1969, 2^nd edition. Ocnos, Barcelona 1970, 3^rd edition. Casa de las Américas, La Habana 1979, 4^th edition. Ruray, Lima 1988, 5^th edition.
• "Agua que no has de beber", Carlos Milla, Barcelona 1971.
• "Como higuera en un campo de golf", INC, Lima 1972, 1^st edition. Era, Mexico 1973, 2^nd edition.
• "El libro de Dios y de los húngaros", Libre 1, Lima 1978
• "Crónicas del Niño Jesús de Chilca" (Ruben Darío Award) Premio, Mexico 1981
• "Agua que no has de beber y otros cantos", Instituto del Libro, La Habana 1984
• "Monólogo de la casta Susana y otros poemas", INC, Lima 1986
• "Por la noche los gatos", Fondo de Cultura Económica, Mexico 1988

• "Poesía, una historia de locos", Hiperión, Madrid 1989
• "Material de lectura", UNAM, Mexico 1989
• "Propios como ajenos", PEISA, Lima 1989, 1^st edition. Lima 1991, 2^nd edition.
• "Drácula de Bram Stoker y otros poemas"(Parra del Riego Award), De Uno, Montevideo 1991.
• "Las inmensas preguntas celestes", Jaime Campodónicco, Lima 1992, 1^st edition. Visor, Madrid 1992, 2^nd edition.
• "Poesía reunida", Editora Nacional, Lima 1996

In English:

• "The spider hangs too far from the ground", Jonathan Cape, London 1970, 1^st. Edition. Cape Goliard, New York 1971, 2^nd edition.
• "The helicopters in the kingdom of Peru", Stand, London 1980
• "Land of Angels", Isle of Skye, Glasgow 1985
• "At nights the cats", Red Dust, New York 1984

In French:

• "Chant ceremonial contre un tamanoir", Editions Unes, Paris 1989
• "Les grandes questions celestes", Cahiers de Royamment, Paris 1990

In Hungarian:

• "Versei", Európa Könyvkiadó, Budapest 1978

In Dutch:

• "Commentaren en Kronieken", Marsyas, Amsterdam 1982

In German:

• "Gedichte", Vervuert, Frankfurt 1986

Published Prose Books:

• "El arte de envolver pescado", Lima 1990
• "El libro del buen salvaje", Lima 1995

Published Books of Translations:

• "Poesía inglesa contemporánea" (bilingual edition), Seix Barral, Barcelona 1975
• "Noigandres", by Augusto de Campos, Decio Pignatari, Haroldo de Campos (bilingual ed.), Embassy of Brazil, Lima 1978
• "La invención de Orfeo" by Jorge Lima (bilingual ed.), Embassy of Brazil, Lima 1979
• "Poemas" by Ferreira Gullar (bilingual ed.), Embassy of Brazil, Lima 1987

Cinematographic texts for exhibited short films:

• "En la orilla" (director: Jorge Suárez), 1976
• "Mi dulce amiga" (director: Mario Acha), 1977
• "No el reino de los vientos" (director: Mario Acha), 1977
• "Los constructores" (director: José Huayhuaca), Lima 1978
• "Imágenes" (director: Pedro Novak), Lima 1983
• "En la tierra de los awajunti" (director: Alberto Durand), 1984
• "Cáceres" (director: Isidoro López Cano), Lima 1986

Distinctions as a poet:

• National Poetry Award, 1965
• Casa de las Américas Poetry Award, 1968
• John Simon Guggenhein Scholarship, 1978
• Rubén Darío Poetry Award, 1980
• Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst Scholarship, 1985
• Host of the British Council in London, 1985
• Host of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France in Paris, 1986
• Civil medal of Lima’s Municipality, 1987
• Host of the Abbey of Royamment (Paris), which organized a seminar of translation in relation to his work, 1987
• His work is matter of study in the Summer Course of the Complutense University in El Escorial, 1988
• His work is matter of study in the Simposium of the University of California in Long Beach, 1989
• Host of the Japan Foundation in Tokyo, 1990
• Decoration to the Cultural Merit of the Republic of Hungary, 1990
• President of the jury (only foreigner) of the National Poetry Award of Mexico (Aguas Calientes), 1991
• Homage from the Spanish poets in the old Student ‘s Residence of Madrid (Superior Council of Researches), 1992
• Guest of honor (only foreigner author ) in the First Encounter of Bolivian Poets and Narrators, 1992
• Honorary Citizen of Copacabana (Bolivia), 1992
• Marista Order to the merit, 1993

• Homage to his work in the Foreign Language Conference in the University of Kentucky, 1996
• President of the jury of the National Poetry Award of Colombia (Colcultura), 1996
• Principal exponent in the Meeting of Writers of the Group of Rio in Cochabamba (Bolivia), 1997
• Special guest in the 30^th anniversary celebration of the National Poetry Award of Mexico, in Aguas Calientes, México, 1997
• Special guest, as foreign author, at the National Encounter of Ecuador Writers, Ampato, 1997
• COSAPI National Award to Innovation, 1997

Journalistic Experience

• Writer of the "Amaru" Magazine, 1966
• Writer of the "Marka" weekly, 1976 – 1978
• Writer of the satirical weekly "Monos y Monadas", 1978 – 1980
• Editor of the "Cuadernos" magazine (of the Peruvian University Council), 1976 - 1977
• Editor of "El caballo rojo" (2^nd age), 1980 - 1984
• Editor of the "30 días" monthly, 1984
• Editor of the "El Búho" weekly, 1984
• Publisher of the "Sí" weekly, 1987 – 1994
• Correspondent of the "Liberation" newspaper (France), 1990 – 1996
• Principal columnist of the "El Dorado" monthly (from PromPerú), from 1995 until now.
• Principal columnist of the "Bienvenida" monthly, from 1995 until now.
• Creator and conductor of "La Crónica del Oso Hormiguero", daily radial show in Radio Programas del Perú Radio Station, since 1996.