Paolo de Lima (Lima, 1971) studied law, followed by an MFA in Creative Writing in El Paso (Texas, USA) and a Master of Arts in Ottawa (Canada). Now concludes PhD at the University of Ottawa. He has published poems Tiredness (Philadelphia, 1995, Lima, 1998) and arcane world (Lima, 2002). He has published poems, articles and essays in books and magazines in Peru, Chile, Mexico, United States, Spain and Canada. He has made reading his poems in various cities of the country and in El Paso, Austin and Boston (United States), Ciudad Juárez (Mexico), Havana (Cuba), Seville and Madrid (Spain) and Santiago (Chile), Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto (Canada). Won first prize for the best work of a Canadian university in 2004-2005 awarded by the Canadian Association of Hispanics. Her poems have been included in Boreal. Anthology of Latin American poetry in Canada , edited by Luciano Diaz and Jorge Etcheverry (Ottawa, Verbum Veritas and La Cita Trunca, 2002) and flow stone. Twenty Peruvian poets (1955-197), selection and introduction of Julio Trujillo (Mexico, UNAM, 2005). Manages blog Area News . Contact: paolodelima@hotmail.com
