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Pol Guasch is a catalan writer and poet.

He graduated in Literary Studies and later took a Master's degree in Construction and Representation of Cultural Identities at the University of Barcelona. He has also taken the Independent Studies Programme at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Barcelona. He has been Associate Professor of Literature and Cultural Criticism at the UB and has done research on contemporary theory and literature at King's College London. He is a member of the cultural production company La Sullivan.

He has published the poetry collections Tanta gana (LaBreu, 2018, Premi Francesc Garriga 2018), and La part del foc (Viena, 2021, Premi López-Picó 2020), and has recited his verses at various national and international festivals.

He is a regular contributor to various media such as RAC1, Cadena SER and Diari Ara.

In January 2021, he won the Anagrama Prize for novels in Catalan with his first novel Napalm al cor, which has been translated into several languages, including Spanish, English, French, Italian and German, among others, and has been awarded the 42 Revelation Prize in Catalan and the Talent on Board Prize at the Eñe Festival in Madrid.

Published work

 * 2018 - Tanta gana. Poetry collection (LaBreu Edicions, Premi Francesc Garriga)
 * 2020 - Amor y revolución (Kollontai). Collective essay book (Arcàdia i Macba)
 * 2021 - La part del foc. Poetry collection (Viena Edicions, Premi López-Picó 2020)
 * 2022 - La parte del fuego. Poetry collection, spanish translation (Ultramarinos Editorial)
 * 2021 - Napalm al cor. Novel (Anagrama, Premi Llibres Anagrama 2021)
 * 2021 - Napalm en el corazón. Novel, spanish translation(Anagrama, Premi Llibres Anagrama 2021)
 * 2022 - Submergir-se en el naufragi, Adrienne Rich. Translation into catalan of Rich's book (Edicions Poncianes)