LUZ MARY GIRALDO

Luz Mary Giraldo was born in Ibagué, Colombia, in 1950. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and Letters from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and completed her doctorate in Philosophy and Letters with a specialization in Literature. For decades, she served as a professor of Latin American and Colombian literature at prominent academic institutions, most notably the Universidad Nacional de Colombia and Universidad Javeriana. Widely recognized for her extensive research and critical essays on contemporary Colombian poetry and prose, she has published major scholar works such as Más allá de Macondo (2006) and En otro lugar: Migraciones y desplazamientos en la narrativa colombiana contemporánea (2008). In addition to her academic research, she has compiled landmark anthologies highlighting the works of Colombian and Ibero-American women writers, including Ellas cuentan (1998) and Ellas cantan (2019). Active in the literary sphere since the 1970s, she established herself as a key voice in Colombian poetry through collections such as El tiempo se volvió poema (1974), Con la vida (1997), Hoja por hoja (2003), Postal de viaje (2004), Sonidos en la luz (2010), Llévame como un verso (2011), De artes y oficios (2015), and Caza de sombras (2019). Her poems have been translated into multiple languages and featured in international literary gatherings, including the Medellín International Poetry Festival; her work consistently explores themes of memory, exile, inner journeys, the nuances of daily life, and female identity.