Anabel Torres

Anabel Torres Restrepo (born 28 December 1948) is a Colombian poet and translator.

She studied Modern Languages at the University of Antioquia in Medellín and obtained a masters at the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague. She was assistant director at the National Library of Colombia (Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia).

Works

 * Casi poesía (1975)
 * La mujer del esquimal (1981)
 * Las bocas del amor (1982)
 * Poemas (1987)
 * Medias nonas (1992)
 * Poemas de guerra (Barcelona, 2000)
 * En un abrir y cerrar de hojas (Zaragoza, España, 2001)
 * Agua herida (2004)
 * El origen y destino de las especies de la fauna masculina paisa (2009)

Awards

 * Poetry National Awards, University of Nariño, 1974
 * Poetry National Awards, University of Antioquia, 1980
 * Roldanillo Poetry National Awards, Ediciones Embalaje, Museo Rayo, 1987