Hugo Jesús Jamioy Juagibioy (born 1971) is a Colombian poet and storyteller.[1] He is an indigenous person from Colombia, who belongs to the Kamëntsa people.

Hugo Jamioy Juagibioy
BornHugo Jesús Jamioy Juagibioy[1]
1971[2]
Waman Tabanók, Colombia[2]
OccupationPoet
NationalityKamentsa, Colombian
Genrepoetry

Background

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Jamioy was born in Waman Tabanók (which translated to "Our sacred place of origin"), located in the Valley of Sibundoy, Putumayo department.[2]

Education

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Jamioy has studied Agronomic Engineering at the University of Caldas.[2]

Career

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The Colombian Ministry of Culture awarded Jamioy a National Research Grant in 2006.[3] In 2013, he participated in the Smithsonian Institution's Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C.[1]

Published works

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  • Mi fuego y mi humo, mi tierra y mi sol (1999). Infección Editores, Facultad de Derecho Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales, Dirección de Bienestar Universitario, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota.
  • No somos gente (2000) edition from the author. 2000.
  • Bínÿbe Oboyejuayëng. Danzantes del Viento (2010). Bogota: Ministerio de Cultura.[4]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c "Colombia." Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Retrieved 11 Jan 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d Rendón, Fernando. "Colombia: Hugo Jamioy Juagibioy." Poetry International Rotterdam. Retrieved 11 Jan 2014.
  3. ^ "Hugo Jamioy Juagibioy Poeta." Taringa! Retrieved 11 Jan 2014. (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Cibreiro and López 154

References

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  • Cibreiro, Estrella and Francisca López. Global Issues in Contemporary Hispanic Women Writers. Routledge, 2012. ISBN 978-0415626941.
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