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Jaime Sabines Gutiérrez (March 25, 1926 – March 19, 1999) was a Mexican contemporary poet. Known as “the sniper of Literature” ^{[citation needed]} as he formed part of a group that transformed literature into reality, he wrote ten volumes of poetry, and his work has been translated into more than twelve languages. His writings chronicle the experience of everyday people in places such as the street, hospital, and playground. Sabines was also a politician.

Jaime Sabines
Born	Jaime Sabines Gutiérrez (1926-03-25)March 25, 1926 Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico
Died	March 19, 1999(1999-03-19) (aged 72) Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation	Poet
Language	Spanish
Nationality	Mexican
Alma mater	UNAM
Period	1951–1994
Notable awards	Xavier Villaurrutia Award 1972 Lifetime achievements
Spouse	Josefa «Chepita» Rodríguez Zebadúa

Biography

Jaime Sabines Gutiérrez was born on March 25, 1926 in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas. He is of Lebanese[1] and Spanish^{[citation needed]} descent.

Before he devoted himself to the study of literature, he spent three years studying medicine before moving on to his real vocation:literature, studying at UNAM Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Sabines was an outstanding member of the Mexican Writers Centre from 1964 to 1965 and part of the jury for the Casa de las Americas prize. In addition to his literary activity, he participated in politics and became a federal deputy for the First District of Chiapas from 1976 to 1979, and for the Federal District in 1988. Sabines was awarded the Chiapas Award (1979), the Xavier Villaurrutia Award (1972), the Elias Sourasky Award (1982) and the National Literature Award (1983).

A collection of his work, Nuevo recuento de poemas, was issued by the publisher Joaquín Mortiz in 1977, and the Secretariat of Public Education in 1986. In 1994 he received from the Senate of Mexico the Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor; in 1995, his selected poems, Pieces of Shadow (trans. W.S. Merwin), was brought out in a bilingual edition by Papeles Privados; and in 2004 Exile Editions (Toronto, Canada) published a bilingual volume of two early Sabines books, Adam and Eve & Weekly Diary and Poems in Prose (trans. Colin Carberry.) Octavio Paz considered him “one of the greatest contemporary poets of our [Spanish] language.”

Sabines died on March 19, 1999.

Published poetry

• Horal (1950)
• La señal (1951)
• Adán y Eva (1952)
• Tarumba (1956)
• Diario semanario y poemas en prosa (1961)
• Poemas sueltos (1951–1961)
• Yuria (1967)
• Espero curarme de ti (1967)
• Tlatelolco (1968)
• Maltiempo (1972)
• Algo sobre la muerte del Mayor Sabines (1973)
• Otros poemas sueltos (1973–1994)
• Nuevo recuento de poemas (1977)
• No es que muera de amor (1981)
• Los amorosos: Cartas a Chepita (1983)
• La luna (1988)
• Love Poems Translated by Colin Carberry (2011, Biblioasis)

Awards

• 1959 Chiapas, El Ateneo de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas Prize.
• 1964 Scholarship granted by Centro Mexicano de Escritores (Mexican Center of Writers)
• 1973 Xavier Villaurrutia Award for Maltiempo.[2]
• 1982 Elías Sourasky Award
• 1983 National Prize for Language and Literature.[3]
• 1986 Juchimán de Plata Award
• 1991 Mexico City Medal
• 1994 Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor
• 1996 Premio Mazatlán de Literatura, for Pieces of shadow

See also

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• Mexican literature

References

Preceded by Andrés Henestrosa Morales	Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor 1994	Succeeded by Miguel León-Portilla

На других языках

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- [en] Jaime Sabines

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[es] Jaime Sabines

Jaime Sabines Gutiérrez (Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, 25 de marzo de 1926-Ciudad de México; 19 de marzo de 1999) fue un poeta y político mexicano, reconocido como uno de los grandes poetas mexicanos del siglo XX.[1]

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[fr] Jaime Sabines

Jaime Sabines Gutiérrez (né le 25 mars 1926 et mort le 19 mars 1999 à l'âge de 72 ans) était un poète contemporain mexicain. Il est aussi connu sous le surnom « le tireur d'élite de la littérature » parce qu'il faisait partie d'un groupe qui a transformé la littérature en réalité. Il a écrit dix volumes de poésie et son travail a été traduit dans plus de douze langues. Ses écrits relatent l'expérience des gens ordinaires dans des endroits comme la rue, l'hôpital et les aires de jeux. Jaime Sabines était aussi un homme politique.

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[ru] Сабинес, Хайме

Ха́йме Саби́нес Гутье́ррес (исп. Jaime Sabines Gutiérrez; 25 марта 1926 (1926-03-25), Тустла-Гутьеррес — 19 марта 1999, Мехико) — мексиканский поэт.

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