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'Jaime Manrique' (16 June, 1949 - ) is a gay, Colombian-American author, poet, and journalist.
Manrique was born in Barranquilla, Colombia and earned a B.A. from the University of South Florida.
His first poetry volume won Colombia's National Poetry Award. Additionally, he received a Guggenheim Fellowship to write his memoirs and has contributed to ''Shade'' (1996), a gay, black fiction anthology. He has also produced the non-fictional book, ''Eminent Maricones'' which explores the works of Reinaldo Arenas, Manuel Puig, and Federico García Lorca.
He has taught creative writing at Mount Holyoke College, New York University, and The New School for Social Research. He is currently a professor in the M.F.A. program at Columbia University.
★ ''Our Lives Are the Rivers'' (2006)
★ ''My Night with Federico García Lorca'' (2003)
★ ''Eminente Maricones'' (1998)
★ ''Twilight at the Equator'' (1997)
★ ''Latin Moon in Manhattan'' (1992)
★ Biography - HarperCollins
★ Biography - glbtq.com
★ Biography - Columbia University
| Contents |
| Background |
| Writing career |
| Teaching career |
| Select Works |
| External links |
Background
Manrique was born in Barranquilla, Colombia and earned a B.A. from the University of South Florida.
Writing career
His first poetry volume won Colombia's National Poetry Award. Additionally, he received a Guggenheim Fellowship to write his memoirs and has contributed to ''Shade'' (1996), a gay, black fiction anthology. He has also produced the non-fictional book, ''Eminent Maricones'' which explores the works of Reinaldo Arenas, Manuel Puig, and Federico García Lorca.
Teaching career
He has taught creative writing at Mount Holyoke College, New York University, and The New School for Social Research. He is currently a professor in the M.F.A. program at Columbia University.
Select Works
★ ''Our Lives Are the Rivers'' (2006)
★ ''My Night with Federico García Lorca'' (2003)
★ ''Eminente Maricones'' (1998)
★ ''Twilight at the Equator'' (1997)
★ ''Latin Moon in Manhattan'' (1992)
External links
★ Biography - HarperCollins
★ Biography - glbtq.com
★ Biography - Columbia University
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