Marisa Martínez Pérsico

Marisa Martínez Pérsico (Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires, 1978) is an Argentine writer and researcher. She has lived in Italy since 2010. She holds a PhD in Spanish and Latin American Literature from the University of Salamanca, studied Letters at the University of Buenos Aires, she is a professor of Spanish Language and Translation at the University of Udine. Her poetry books include Las voces de las hojas (Argentina, 1998, “Río de la Plata” National Award), Poética ambulante (Argentina, Young Writers Programme, 2003), Los pliegos obtusos (Argentina, Young Writers Programme, 2004), El cielo entre paréntesis (Spain, 2017, Valparaíso USA), Finlandia (Spain/Chile, Ril Editores, 2021), Principios y continuaciones (Spain, Pre-Textos, 2021), Las cosas que compramos en los viajes (Spain, XXIV Ciro Mendía Latin American Poetry Prize, Colombia, Escarabajo/Esdrújula Ediciones, 2022), Los parques interiores (Spain, Ayuntamiento Talavera de la Reina, 2023, 48th Rafael Morales National Award, 2023), and Penumbra de mí en la noche (Argentina, Tanta Ceniza Editora, 2025).