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

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 Yborra Aznar 2005, p. 2.
  2. 1 2 3 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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