Biography

Carlos Antonio (né Carlos Antonio Pajuelo) is a Peruvian-Canadian poet residing in Laval, Quebec. He has published in numerous literary and online magazines in Canada, the USA, Spain and Latin America since 2001. He holds an Honours B.A. in Spanish Literature and Society from Concordia University and an M.A. in Hispanic Studies from the University of British Columbia. Carlos Antonio defines himself as a cyberpoet, as most of his poetry has been published in online magazines, blogs and diverse websites. His first poetry collection “Días de luna nublada” (Cloudy Moon Days) was finalist at the National Poetry Prize PUPC 2005 (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú) . He has also obtained fellowships and scholarships from FHIS-UBC and SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada).

Literary Publications

Books:

Días de luna nublada, unpublished poetry collection (2000-2004), finalist in the National Poetry Award PUPC (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú) 2005, forthcoming, 2007.

Poems:

"A Irak", "Manifiesto vegetariano", "Réquiem para la muerte de mi espejo" in AErea: Anuario Hispanoamericano de Poesía (Santiago de Chile, Chile y Buenos Aires, Argentina, No. 9). Forthcoming, November 2006.

"Caída", "Este es mi rincón" and "Canción deprimida" in Tinta y Papel, 5.1 (2004): 8, 19.

"Apología a la rosa", "Voyeurismo" and "Bardo lezamiano" in Tinta y Papel 4.2 (2004): 5, 14.

"Diatriba nocturna", "Entropía utópica", "Eterismo" and "Óleo nocturno" in Tinta y Papel 4.1 (2003): 7, 16-17.

"Serenata taorina" and "El pajeo de las Ps" in Tinta y Papel 3.1 (2003): 5-6.

"5 poemas" in En Dos Palabras, 2.1 (2002).

Articles:

"Entrevista a Hugh Hazelton" in Tinta y Papel 4.1 (2003): 10-13.

"Entrevista con Jaime Bayly" in En Dos Palabras 2.1 (2002): 12-13.

Lectures

Fourth International Congress of the Hispanic Poetry of Europe and the Americas. UBC, Vancouver, 22-25 May 2006.

Festivalissimo, Iberian and Latin-American Culture Festival, Montreal, March 2005.

Work Experience

Spanish Instructor 2005-2006
Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies, the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia

Co-Organizer May 2005
Department of Classics, Modern Languages and Linguistics, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec
Co-organizer of the colloquium Dis/location: Writing Exile / Migrancy / Nomadism / Bordercrossing, Concordia University, 5-7 May 2005.

Research Assistant 2004-2005
Department of Classics, Modern Languages and Linguistics, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec

Teaching Assistant 2004-2005
Department of Classics, Modern Languages and Linguistics, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec

Co-Editor and Translator 2004-2005
White Dwarf Editions, Montreal, Quebec

Editor 2003-2004
Editor and Co-editor of Tinta y Papel. Montreal, Quebec.