Evangelina Vigil-Piñón
Evangelina Vigil-Piñón (born 29 November 1949 San Antonio, Texas) is a Mexican-American poet, translator, and television personality.
Life
She studied at Prairie View A&M University. She graduated from University of Houston. [1] She studied at St. Mary's University, and University of Texas at San Antonio. She was assistant editor of Americas Review.[1] She teaches at University of Houston.[2]
She is the host and producer of Community Close Up: Viva Houston, which airs Sundays on ABC-KTRK-TV, Houston, Texas.[3]
She married Mark Anthony Piñón[4] in 1983; they had a son, Marc-Antony Piñón,[5] in 1984.[6]
Awards
- 1983 American Book Award
- National Endowment for the Arts Fellow
Works
- Nade y Nade, M&A Editions, 1978
- Thirty an' Seen a Lot. Arte Público Press. 1982. ISBN 978-0-934770-13-2.
- The Computer is Down. Arte Publico Press. 1987. ISBN 978-0-934770-32-3.
- Marina's Muumuu / El muumuu de Marina. Illustrator Pablo Torrecilla. Arte Público Press. ISBN 978-1-55885-350-8.
Editor
- Evangelina Vigil-Piñón, ed. (1987). Woman of Her Word: Hispanic Woman Write. Arte Público Press. ISBN 978-0-934770-27-9.
- Julián Olivares, Evangelina Vigil-Piñón, eds. (1993). Decade II: an anniversary anthology. Arte Publico Press. ISBN 978-1-55885-062-0.
Translator
- Tomás Rivera (1995). Y no se lo tragó la tierra / And the Earth Did Not Devour Him. Arte Público Press. ISBN 978-1-55885-083-5.
- Tito Campos (2001). Muffler man. Translator Evangelina Vigil-Piñón, Illustrator Lamberto Alvarez. Arte Publico Press. ISBN 978-1-55885-318-8.
Anthologies
- Roberta Fernández, ed. (1994). In other words: literature by Latinas of the United States. Arte Publico Press. ISBN 978-1-55885-110-8.
Further reading
- Art at Our Doorstep: San Antonio Writers and Artists featuring Evangelina Vigil-Piñón. Edited by Nan Cuba and Riley Robinson (Trinity University Press, 2008).
References
- 1 2 "Evangelina Vigil-Piñón", In other words: literature by Latinas of the United States, Roberta Fernández, Jean Franco, p. 233
- ↑ http://www.class.uh.edu/cmas/contact_us_faculty.asp
- ↑ http://www.houstonculture.org/people/pinon.html
- ↑ http://markpinon.blogspot.com/
- ↑ http://mapcreative.blogspot.com/
- ↑ http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/vigilpinionEvangelina.php
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