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PUBLISHED WORKS

  • La Loteria: Sorteo Nocturno / Nocturnal Sweepstakes – Bilingual poetry (Spanish / English), US – Ambroggio Prize 2022 by Academy of American Poets, published by the University of Arizona Press in Spring 2023.
  • Expediciones a la región furtiva – Poetry (Spanish) – Valparaíso Ediciones, Spain, Mexico & Colombia, 2023
  • Would you like to come home? – Bilingual poetry (German / English) – Moloko Plus, Germany, 2021
  • Would you like to come home? – Music Album – Moloko Records, Germany, 2021
  • Fábulas del desastre – Poetry book (spanish) – MiCielo Ediciones, Mexico, 2021
  • The Ways of the Firefly – Bilingual poetry (German / English) – Moloko Plus, Germany, 2020
  • Det usynlige sår / La herida invisible – Bilingual poetry selection translated by Malene Boeck Thorborg, published in Denmark by Det Poetiske Bureaus Forlag, 2019.
  • In the Jaws of Oblivion / En las Fauces del Olvido – Bilingual poetry selection, Puerto Rico, Editorial La Impresora 2018
  • En las Fauces del Olvido, Spanish poetry selection, Puerto Rico, (Editorial La Impresora) 2017
  • Atemporal, Bilingual poetry selection, New York 2015 (private sponsors, limited edition distributed in the US and Europe).
  • Street Light Visions (alucinación a cuatro tiempos), bilingual poetry book, (H)onda Nómada Ediciones, México, 2012
  • Edad de Sol, poemario, New York 2011
  • Anatomía de la Arcilla Incoherente, (Anatomy of the Incoherent Clay) Poetry, 2010, USA. Prologue by Jairo Anibal Niño, Colombia.
  • Distortions in Red, Poetry 2010, Limited Edition, NY
  • How to catch a Public Belief, Poetry CD, 2010 Limited Edition, NY
  • Des-instrucción improvisada: Re-programación gramatical y teórica, Poetry, 2009, Object Book, limited Edition, USA
  • Poesía a varios tiempos, Poetry CD, 2009, NY
    • De amor, desamor y otros infortunios: Porque la vida es bastante moralista los lunes por la mañana, Poetry, Object Book, 2008, USA
  • Because the Flame is Alive, Prose and Poetry, 2007, US and Canada (Bilingual Edition) – Sponsored by American Eagle Outfitters and published in the US and Canada.
  • Pacto del Girasol, poetry, 2004, USA
    • Semillas de Paz,     2000, CD de poesía, Miami, USA
    • Alas de Papel,     Poetry. Editorial Educar, 1999. Prologue by Fernando Soto Aparicio, Colombia.
    • Preguntas sin Respuesta, Ministerio de Cultura, Colombia – Poetry, 1998. “Best Book of Poetry of the year”-Award by the Colombian Book Chamber. Prologue by Jotamario Arbelaez, Colombia. (5 editions published, more than 12,000 books sold).
    • La Mariposa y Bogotá, Short Stories, Colombia, 1998
    • Tesoro del Alma,     Audio Cassette, Colombia 1998
    • Una Niña,     Audio Cassette, Colombia 1997
    • Gatos Soñadores,     Poetry, 1997, Object Book, Costa Rica and Colombia, Limited Edition
  • Las aventuras del camaleón, Short Stories, Colombia, 1996

EXHIBITION HISTORY

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Anderson Hotel, Copenhagen, DK 2016
Rigshospitalet solo exhibition, Copenhagen, DK 2015
“Lucid Screaming” Æter, Copenhagen, 2014
Video Screening of “Distintos Espantos” at The Americas Film Festival, The City College of New York, June 2014
“To Enter and Exit Through the Memory of the Living”, Rummet, Copenhagen, 2014
“Confessions (Auto confesiones)” Make the Road, Queens NY 2011
“Let the Lover Be” Public Assembly, Bklyn, NY, 2010
“The Call of Life”, Broadway & LRC Galleries, PCC NJ, 2004
“Pieces of Life” Sol Gallery, Coconut Grove, Miami, 2000

COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS

FALLING ON DEAF EARS Collective exhibit, Magenta Gallery, Copenhagen, DK, 2022
“No Surprises” collective video exhibition, Rummet, August 2014
“Revolution” Collective exhibit, Texas Firehouse, LIC NY, 2011
“Bushwick’s Open Studios” Collective exhibit, Brooklyn, NY 2011 (Lakapana Video Installation)
“Hell’s Kitchen Weekend Art Festival”, Collective exhibit, Times Square Center NY, 2010
“Art Talk” Collective exhibit, A Steamin’ Pipes show at Hiccup Media, LIC NY, 2009
“Coleccion Arte Latinoamericano” Collective exhibit, Ravel Gallery & Hotel, LIC NY 2009 – Present
Video Screenings by expoesía collective, Bilbao, November 2014, as part of the Expoesía 2014 Biennal.
The Armory Show, New York 2012
“24 Hour Performance Marathon”, Poetas en NY, New York 2008

Photo by Daniel Malpica

 

PERFORMANCE HISTORY: (very partial list)

PERFORMANCES, SCREENINGS & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS



PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES:

Worldthreading: Multimedia / Multilingual Poetry at Hallwyl Museum, Stockholm, Sweden, 2023
Poetry Evening at Ö, Turku, Finland, 2023
ENTRANCE TO A CAVE, Collective performance & installation at H.C Andersens Hus, Odense, DK 2022
X-SPECIES – Multimedia performance with Daniel Malpica Tranås at the Fringe, Sweden, 2022
Gröndals Hus, Os Pressan / UNESCO Worldtreading event, Reykjavik, Iceland, 2022
Runoviikko Turku Poetry Week, Finland, 2021
At the Fringe, Tranås, Sweden, June 2020
Helsinki Book Fair, Finland 2019
At the fringe Festival, Tranås, Sweden 2019
Festival Internacional de Poesia de Medellin, Colombia, 2018
International Poetry Festival Jonkoping, Sweden 2018
Copenhagen’s Book Fair, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2018
13 Festival Internacional de Poesia de Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 2017
En las Fauces del Olvido, lanzamiento del libro por editorial La Impresora, Mexico 2017
Worldthreaders Poetry tour with Jotamario Arbelaez and Lalo Barrubia, Helsinki, Malmo and Berlin 2017
Festival de Literatura de Copenhague, Dinamarca 2017
Latinale Poesiefestival, Berlin, Germany 2016
Runokuu Poetry Festival, “Futurible”, Helsinki, Finland 2016
Festival Latinoamericano de Literatura, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2015
Kælderlæsninger Poetry Series, Islands Brygge Bibliotek, Copenhagen, DK, 2015
Video Screenings by expoesía collective, Bilbao, November 2014, as part of the Expoesía 2014 Biennal.
Video Screening of “Distintos Espantos” at The Americas Film Festival, The City College of New York, June 2014
“No Surprises” collective video exhibition, Rummet, August 2014
The Armory Show, New York 2012
Poetas Latinos en NY, Feria del Libro Palacio de Minería, México 2012
Poe-See-Ah Poetry in Translation, Queens Museum of Art, 2012
“Neverstop”, Electric Set, on-going series, USA 2011
“Poetry in Translation” Queens Council of the Arts, NY 2012
“Mujeres Poetas en el País de las Nubes”, Oaxaca, México, 2011
“Serie de Lecturas”, Barco de Papel, NY 2011
“Encuentro Internacional de Poetas” Michoacán, Mexico, 2010
“New York Book Expo”, Queens Museum, NY 2009-Present
“Encuentro de Poetas en la Isla” Puerto Rico, 2009
“24 Hour Performance Marathon”, Poetas en NY, New York 2008
“Freshmen Orientation Ceremony”, Keynote Speaker, Kean University, 2008-2009
“Book Release performance series” Paris, Spain, Dublin, 2007
“Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour”, US, 2008- 2009

Other speaking engagements include UNESCO and UNICEF poetry readings, Verizon, Daimler Chrysler, Johnson and Johnson and workshops at universities and schools such as Georgetown, Franklyn and Marshall, La Guardia Community College, Rutgers, Copenhagen University, as well as more than 100 interviews given to English, Danish & Spanish speaking media in the US and abroad.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

—HOLOGRAMA / HOLOGRAMMI runoantologia – Poetry Anthology in Spanish and Finnish by Rosetta Versos, 2022
—Umbrella Literary Journal, October publication of a selection of poetry, translated by Mirek Bornar, Ukraine 2021
—Pesnici Sveta Serbian Anthology of Poetry, 2021
—La Poética Colombiana Contemporanea en Zamora, Michoacan, Mexico, Anthology 2019
–Bi-monthly articles and chronicles for Red Door Magazine, NY, 2009-present
—Poesía Supercontemporanea de Perú y Estados Unidos, Anthology 2017
•Kælderlæsninger. A selection of poets by Islands Brygge Bibliotek, CPH 2014
—L.U.P.I La Unica Puerta a la Izquierda, Publishing House & Magazine, Spain, 2011
—Poesía Sin Fronteras, Antología, Mi Cielo Ediciones, México 2011
—XVI Encuentro Internacional De Poetas, Michoacan, Zamora, Mexico, 2010
—Spirits in the Words Anthology, Daimler Chrysler Corp, 2004
—Mujeres Poetas en el Pais de las Nubes, Antologia Coleccion Vidzu, Mexico 2001
—Letras de Paz, Antologia, UNESCO, 2000

  • GRANTS/AWARDS

–Ambroggio Prize, 2022 (Academy of American Poets) US
–Poet in Residence, Kean University, New Jersey, 2009-2010
–Cultural Ambassador of the City of Elizabeth, NJ, 2009
–Live your Life Role Model – Award Winner, American Eagle Outfitters, US & Canada, 2006
–Spirits in the Words 1st prize Poetry Winner, Daimler Chrysler Corp, 2004
–Policarpa Salaviarrieta, Grado de la Gran Cruz, Asamblea de Cundinamarca, Colombia 2000
–Best Book of Poetry of the year, Colombian Book Chamber, Colombia 2000

ARTS ORGANIZATIONS

Red Thread, Nordic Organization of publishers – 2022 – present
Nordic Union of Poetic Disobedience (Alliance for Performing Arts) – 2022 – present
Litteraturcentrum KVU, Board member, 2020 – Present
Red Door Magazine, New York, 2009 – Present
Red Door Gallery, Copenhagen, 2014 – Present.
Project Neverstop , 2011 – present.
Steamin’ Pipes, Art Collective, LIC New York, 2008 – 2010
Poetas en Nueva York Art Collective, NY, 2007 – Present
Talents Association, NJ/NY, 2005- 2009
Cove-Rincon International, Art Collective, Miami, 2000 – 2004

ELIZABETH is also a member of the American Literary Translators Association, the PEN Danish Chapter, Kvinder i Musik (Women in Music Union, Denmark), DPA (Professionelle Sangskrivere og Producere – Union for professional producers and songwriters), EBSN (European Beat Studies Network) and the International Center for Women Playwrights.

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