Trino Cruz Seruya (born 1960) is a Gibraltarian poet.

Biography

Born in Gibraltar in 1960. Of mixed Sephardi, English, Italian and Spanish ancestry,[1] he studied in Liverpool and London before returning to his birthplace in 1983.[2] He has been called a main example of the Spanish-language poetry both in Gibraltar and in the wider scope of the territories circling the Strait of the same name.[3] Commentator of Maghrebian poetry,[2] he has also translated works by authors such as Hassan Najmi and Saadi Yousef.[2][1] One of the defining traits of his literary work is miscegenation.[4] Trino Cruz has given the opinion that "Gibraltarian literature is a literature nonata" (not yet born),[5][6] attributing that status to political forces blocking the "creative instincts".[7]

Works

A list of published compilations of poems authored by Cruz follows:[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Yborra Aznar 2005, p. 2.
  2. ^ a b c Luque 2003.
  3. ^ Yborra Aznar 2002, p. 25.
  4. ^ Yborra Aznar 2002, p. 26.
  5. ^ Domínguez, Saussy & Villanueva 2015, p. 105.
  6. ^ Domínguez 2010, p. 114; Stotesbury 2016, p. 124.
  7. ^ Domínguez 2010, p. 114.
  8. ^ "Trino Cruz". Junta de Andalucía.

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