João Luís Barreto Guimarães

João Luís Barreto Guimarães (s. 1967) on portugalilainen kirurgi ja runoilija, joka on vuodesta 1989 lähtien julkaissut viisitoista runokokoelmaa ja hänen teoksiaan on käännetty useille Euroopan kielille. Mediterrâneon (2016, Välimeri, suom. Tarja Härkönen) englanninnos sai arvostetun Willow Run -runokirjapalkinnon 2020 ja Portugalissa sille myönnettiin António Ramos Rosa -palkinto. Guimarãesille on myönnetty arvostettu Prémio Pessoa -palkinto ja hänen uusimmalle kokoelmalleen Aberto todos os dias (2022) Prémio Literário Gloria de Sant’Anna-palkinto tänä keväänä.

João Luís Barreto Guimarães (b. 1967) is a poet, surgeon and translator from Portugal who has, since 1989, published 15 volumes of poetry. His work has been translated into several European languages. The poetry collection Mediterrâneo was awarded the 2017 António Ramos Rosa Prize in Portugal, and its English translation Mediterranean (translated by Calvin Olsen) received the prestigious Willow Run Award in 2020. In 2022, Guimarães was honoured with the Prémio Pessoa, one of Portugal’s most esteemed prizes, and his latest collection of poems, Aberto todos os dias (2022), was awarded the Prémio Literário Gloria de Sant’Anna of 2024.