Maria Vázquez Valdez

Maria Vázquez Valdez: is a Mexican poet, editor, journalist, photographer, and Doctor of Critical Theory. She has authored eleven books, among them the poetry collections Caldero (1999), Kawsay: la llama de la selva (2016) and Geómetra (2020), monologues on different parts of the world, anthologies, critical volumes and large picture books on world museums and destinations. She is also a translator. Kawsay was translated into English by Margaret Randall and published by The Operating System in 2018. She is the director of the General Library of Mexico’s Library of Congress.