Jose Luis Mejia Huaman (born 1969) is a Peruvian writer. He was born in Lima, Peru in 1969 and currently lives in Singapore, teaching Spanish to students at the Singapore American School.
Since 1993 his poetry has been published in many newspapers and specialized magazines in countries such as, Peru, Chile, United States, Argentina, Spain, México, Uruguay, Colombia, Brazil, Puerto Rico and France. As well as having edited several Spanish American anthologies, he has also published several books.
Some of his poems have been set to music by the prominent Indonesian composer / pianist Ananda Sukarlan and have since entered the repertoire of art song for medium voice & piano.
Books for children and adolescents
San Martín y la bandera[San Martín and the flag] (Lima, yellow series, Grupo Santillana, 2020; 56 pages. ISBN978-612-321-280-3)
Sol y Mar nos cuentan: Romeo y Julieta[Sol and Mar tell us: Romeo and Juliet] (Lima, Loqueleo - Santillana, 2019; 168 pages. ISBN978-612-3211-97-4)
Segundo tiempo[Second half] (Lima, Planeta, Planetalector, 2017; 128 pages. ISBN978-612-4380-03-7)
¡Es la buena educación![It's the good education!] (Lima, Santillana Group, 2014; as part of the educational series "Teo and his friends", for 3 year olds, ISBN978-612-01-0129-2)
¡A la selva, de paseo![To the jungle, on a trip!] (Lima, Santillana Group, 2014; as part of the educational series "Teo and his friends", for 4 year olds, ISBN978-612-01-0132-2)
Cuando sea grande yo[When I grow up] (Lima, Santillana Group, 2014; as part of the educational series "Teo and his friends", for 5 year olds ISBN978-612-01-0153-7)
Josefa y el movimiento[Josefa and the movement] (Lima, Santillana Group, discover series, illustrations by Ximena Castro, 2010; 38 pages. ISBN978-612-4039-64-5)
Josefa y, ¿quién dijo miedo?[Josefa and, who said fear?] (Lima, Santillana Group, discover series, illustrations by Ximena Castro, 2010; 34 pages. ISBN978-612-4039-56-0)
Josefa y los tamaños[Josefa and the sizes] (Lima, Santillana Group, discover series, illustrations by Natalia Vásquez, 2009; 34 pages. ISBN978-612-4039-30-0)
Josefa y los opuestos[Josefa and the opposites] (Lima, Santillana Group, discover series, illustrations by Ximena Castro, 2009; 34 pages. ISBN978-603-4039-04-9)
Fernanda y los colores[Fernanda and the colors] (Lima, Santillana Group discover series, illustrations by Kike Riesco, 2009; 34 pages. ISBN978-612-4039-34-8)
Benjamín y las formas[Benjamin and the shapes] (Lima, Santillana Group, discover series, illustrations by Kike Riesco, 2009; 34 pages. ISBN978-612-4039-33-1)
Don Hilario y sus mascotas[Don Hilario and his pets] (Lima, Santillana Group, cuenta cosas series, illustrations by Ximena Castro, 2008; 55 pages. ISBN978-603-4016-66-8)
Se nos perdió el alfabeto [We lost the alphabet] (Lima, Santillana Group, cuenta cosas series, illustrations by Ximena Castro, 2007; 49 pages. ISBN978-603-4016-02-6)
Un tal Pedro [A certain Pedro] (Bogotá, Norma editorial, “Torre de papel” Collection, yellow series, illustrations by Carmen Garcia, 2006; 80 pages. ISBN9972-214-66-4)
Números –para empezar a contar– [Numbers. To start counting] (Lima, Santillana Group, cuenta cosas series, illustrations by Ximena Castro, 2005; 38 pages., first re-printing, 2008, ISBN9972-847-76-4)
La granja de don Hilario [Don Hilario’s farm] (Lima, Santillana Group, cuenta cosas series, illustrations by Ximena Castro, 2004; 48 pages., first re-printing, 2005; second re-printing, 2006; third re-printing, 2007; ISBN9972-847-50-0)
Poetry books
50/50 [50/50] (Lima-Singapur, 2022; 120 pages. Legal Deposit National Library of Peru Catalogue# 2022-02653).
Nuevamente, corazón[Again, heart] (Lima-Singapur, 2018; 56 pages. Legal Deposit National Library of Peru Catalogue# 2018-07245).
NADIE en menos de cuarenta[NO ONE in less than forty] (Lima-Singapore, Kindle Edition, 2016; 164 pages.).
Esperando al elefante[Waiting for the elephant] (Lima-Singapur, Nova Print editions, 2015; 179 pages. Legal Deposit National Library of Peru Catalogue# 2015-07268).
Morir acaba en tu vientre[Death ceases in your womb] (Bilingual edition (traducción al inglés de Jorge Milán) Lima, Poetas En Busca de Editor editions, 2011; 157 pages. Legal Deposit National Library of Peru Catalogue# 2011-07320).
Sólo Sonetos Solos [Only Sonnets on their Own] (Santiago, Fuego de la Poesía Group, 2004; 144pp.)
Tal vez una primavera [Perhaps a spring] (Lima, Poetas en Busca de editor editions, 2002; 104 pages. Legal Deposit National Library of Peru Catalogue# 1501162002-5872)
Para Atrapar Una Luciérnaga Amarilla [To Catch a Yellow Firefly] (Lima, Poetas En Busca de Editor editions, 1998; 87 pages. OCLC468280110).
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