Tuesday April 22

Francisco Comarazamy Day

Francisco Comarazamy, A writer and journalist, he was born in San Pedro de Macorís. He worked at the following newspapers: La Opinión, Diario de Macorís, El Mundo, La Nación and El Caribe. He was the director of the Listín Diario newspaper where he’s been writing, for the past couple of decades, the column “Dominican Books.” He has received the Golden Canoabo Award; the Order of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella Award; the Bright Star of China Award and the Order of Merit from Korea. He has written the following books: “Experiences of a Journalist,” “Commentaries on Dominican Books,” “More Commentaries on Dominican Books,” and “San Pedro de Macorís. Memories.” At 100 years of age, he continues to be one of the most important commentators of Dominican literature.
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Wednesday April 23

Abelardo Vicioso Day (in memoriam)

Abelardo Vicioso, Poet and essayist. He was born in Santo Domingo in 1930. He was a member of the Generation of ‘48. He worked with the group “Art and Liberation” and was connected to the “Cultural Front” at the time of the war of April 1965. His poem “Yankee, Go Home” became the battle cry for the Dominican revolutionary youth movement of that time. He wrote: “The Shaken Fire,” “One Hundred Poems from an Intense Life,” “Santo Domingo in Colonial Letters,” and “The Hatero Brake in Dominican Literature.” He died in Santo Domingo in 2004.
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Thursday April 24

Rafael Chaljub Mejía Day

Rafael Chaljub Mejía, Writer and researcher, he was born in Nagua. He is known for his constant and passionate efforts to uncover the roots of our national rhythm: the meringue. He has contributed as a columnist to various newspapers including El Nacional, El Nuevo Diario, Ultima Hora and El Caribe.

Among his published books are: “Blow to Blow,” “La Guerrilla of Decoro”, “Cuesta Arriba”, “From Here to the Left”, “How to Go Forward?”, “Merardo Germán, a Guerrilla of Constanza Speaks”, “Before you Leave. The History of Merengue Folklore” and “Biographical Dictionary of the Restorers of the Dominican Republic.”
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Friday April 25

Ángela Hernández Day

Ángela Hernández, Poet, narrator and essayist. She was born in Jarabacoa. She has done important work in the area of civil rights and policies for women. Her literary work has been recognized by the National Shorty Story Award (1998), the Cole Short Story Award (2001) and the National Poetry Award (2005).  She has published short stories, novels, poems and essays. Among her books are: “Alótropos,” “To Chew a Rose,” “The Rebellion Loom,” “Stone of Sacrifice,” “The Removal of Feelings,” “Writing as an Ethical Option,” “Charamicos” and “Metaphor of a Body in Flight.”
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Saturday April 26

Lipe Collado Day

Lipe Collado, Journalist, narrator and essayist, was born in Santo Domingo. He studied extensively the journalistic and historical work on historical topics. In 1992 he received the Fifth Centenary Prize for a Novel. His books include: “The Return of the General,” “Stories of War and Peace,” “The Cornered Ones,” “After the Wind,” “Little Sugar Soldiers,” “The Dominican Tiger,” “The Role of the Mother-in-Law in Society,” “The Public Forum in the Trujillo Era,” “The Impressive Life of a Seducer: Porfirio Ruborosa” and “Anecdotes and Cruelties of Trujillo.”
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Sunday April 27

Ligia Minaya Day

Ligia Minaya Belliard, Narrator and Journalist. She was born in Moca. She has worked as a columnist for the Última Hora and the Diario Libre. She has excelled in the writing of the novel and short story. In 1998 she received first prize in the Short Story Contest of the Casa de Teatro and the National Short Story Prize in 2000. Currently she lives in Denver, Colorado where she continues to have an active literary career. She has published “Words of a Woman,” “The Alley of Flowers,” “When I am Assaulted I Think of You” and “My Heart Trembles in the Shade.”
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Saturday May 3

Juan Rivero Day

Juan Rivero, Born in Santiago, he is a poet and short story writer. He has lived in the United States for the past several decades. In 1977 he was proclaimed Poet in Residence in the Department of Puerto Rican Studies at Brooklyn College. He formed part of the Circle of Dominican Writers of New York from which the literary magazine “Punto Siete” was born. He is one of the most appreciated writers among the Dominican Diaspora in New York. His books include: “The Book of Paloma,” “Motionless Symphony,” New York 2014 – 40 Lives in the History of a Barrio,” “The Illuminated Butterfly and Other Love Stories,” “Song Repeated,” and “La simpar andariega Mama-Uca.”
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