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University of Oklahoma
780 Van Vleet Oval
Kaufman Hall, Room 105
Norman, OK 73019-4037
Valenthina Fuentes Meleán (Caracas, Venezuela, 1985) is a poet. She earned a degree in Arts and is currently enrolled in the Universidad Central de Venezuela. Her verse collection Sumergida [Submerged] was awarded the 19th Edition of the Premio Nacional de Poesía Fernando Paz Castillo (Caracas, 2012). Her book Kerosén [Kerosene] was awarded first place in the Premio Bienal Internacional de Literatura Eugenio Montejo (poetry category, 2017).
University of Oklahoma
780 Van Vleet Oval
Kaufman Hall, Room 105
Norman, OK 73019-4037