March 2023
Iris Mónica Vargas’ poetry has been included in Círculo de Poesía.
February, 2022
Jorge Gómez Jiménez interviews Iris Mónica Vargas on Letralia : Tierra de letras. “La poesía como Ciencia.” Clic HERE to read the interview.
Writer-Journalist Alberto Hernández reviews Iris Mónica Vargas’ El libro azul. Clic HERE to read the review.
October, 2021
Periódico de Poesía, a publication edited by the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) has published a selection of Vargas’ poetry. Check it out HERE.
The blog Leyendo Lat Am (a Latin American book blog), edited by writer Lauren Cocking, has given Iris Mónica Vargas a nod as part of its 27 Contemporary Puerto Rican Poets To Read Right Now.
September 2021
Writer Carlos Esteban Cana remembers La última caricia in this entry on the blog Confesiones (hosted by writer Ángelo Negrön).
July 2021
Under the direction of writer Julio G. Garzón, Iris Monica took part in a lively, interesting and (turns out) many times controversial (in a nice way) conversation about Poetry’s inter-disciplinary relationship with Science. [Can Poetry and Science be together? Is poetry that is nourished/inspired by science necessarily in need of contextualization? Can it ever be universal? Can it stand on its own? Do poems need to be universal? Why? Who determines what “universal” is? Are explanations always in detriment of poetry, or can the mind of the Poet —her experience, her process— enrich the final poem? What is the value of talking about the creative process?]
March 2021
This month Iris Mónica Vargas participated in the poetry reading “Poetas en la Isla”, organized by Consortium Cultural, as part of a series of lectures and conversations about literature and art reunited under the name of “1er Encuentro Virtual de Literaturas Bellas Artes”. The event was organized and coordinated by writers Alberto Martínez Márquez, Marioantonio Rosa, Luis Laro Rodríguez and Ebrahím Narváez. The reading featured poets Alexandra Pagán, Ángel Antonio Ruiz, Ángela Valentín, Carlos Roberto Gómez, Edgardo Nieves Mieles, Emma L. Rodríguez, Grace Peña, Iris Mónica Vargas, Lionel Santiago, Luis Rivera and Marta Emmanuelli Muñíz. The recording of the recital can be found HERE.
February 2021
Vargas was interviewed by Trasdemar: Revista de Literaturas Insulares, as part of their series of interviews to collaborators and contemporary writers. She spoke about the influence of insularity in the creative process, as well as identity and being Puerto Rican. You can read the interview (in Spanish) HERE.
March 2021
Vargas was interviewed by poet and radio host Sandra Valenzuela in her program Mujer, Cultura and Liderazgo, vía Radio Continental, from Sonora, México. They spoke about poetry and women in science.
Agosto, 2020
Iris Mónica Vargas’ short story “PEQUEÑA MENTIRA BLANCA,” originally published in Letralia (from Cagua, Venezuela) has been translated into English by Claire Storey (German and Spanish —-> English translator, Shortlisted for the Goethe-Institut New Translation Award 2020 and Specially Commended in the ITI Award Category for Best Newcomer 2019), and both the Spanish and the English version, Little White Lie, have been chosen for publication in the Latin American Literature Today, an affiliate of the prestigious literary journal WLT (World Literature Today). Special Thank You to Mrs. Storey and to Letralia. 🥂
Agosto, 2020
Vargas took part in the “1er Summer Book Fair of Mi libro hispano” speaking about her book, El libro azul, in a conversation sponsored by the Hispanic Heritage Literature Organization, via Canal Contexto-Ñuble on Facebook and YouTube on August 4th, 2020. The Summer Book Fair took place online this year from July 25th to August 15th, featuring 73 writers from 13 different countries helping to diffuse the Spanish language and its literature. It was organized by writer Pilar Vélez Zamparelli.
Here is a video invitation for the presentation. And here is the recording of the August 4th, 2020 presentation.
July, 2020
Writer and journalist Rosa Vanessa Otero celebrated the first anniversary of Alapoesía, a radio program that features and celebrates the diversity of poetry in Puerto Rico. Iris Mónica Vargas participated in the Antology via Cadena Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico. Here is the link to the anniversary episode featuring writers Angela M. Valentín, Irizelma Robles, María Ostolaza, Michelle R.O., Yamil Maldonado, Carlos Esteban Cana, Juanmanuel González, Zukeika Pagán, Iris Mónica Vargas, Áurea María Sotomayor, Vanessa Droz, Noel Luna and Rosa Vanessa Otero.
February 2020
Writer, journalist, poet and radio host Rosa Vanessa Otero conversed with the winners of the PEN International Puerto Rico 2019 (including Iris Mónica Vargas, Honorable mention for her book El libro azul). Here is the episode of Alapoesía (vía Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico) when such conversation took place.
Enero, 2020
El libro azul received a PEN Puerto Rico Internacional Award. 🎉🍾The award ceremony took place on Friday, 25th of January, 2020, at the Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Puerto Rico y el Caribe (CEAPRC) in Viejo San Juan, Puerto Rico. Amongst 48 books published in the year 2018, the best were awarded in the categories of Poetry, Essay, Children’s Literature, Teen Literature, Fiction, Flash Fiction and Novel. 16 books participated in the category of Poetry.
September, 2019
Iris Mónica Vargas has been featured in the online magazine Mujeres con Visión!
Noviembre, 2018
Vargas’ poems “Historia de un espejo”, “Night Terrors”, “Siendo precavida”, “Anatomía de una digresión” and “Dos historias : tres arañas” have been selected to appear in OtroLunes: Revista Hispanoamericana de cultura #48
Octubre, 2018
On October 18, Iris Mónica Vargas represented Puerto Rico at the Primer Festival Internacional de Poesía Herencia Hispana, alongside Puerto Rican writers María Juliana Villafañe and Lourdes Vázquez, as well as poets representing Cuba, República Dominicana, México, Perú, Venezuela, Argentina, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Colombia, España and El Salvador. The Hispanic Heritage Poetry Festival took place in the city of Miami, Florida, Estados Unidos de América, and was especially dedicated to Argentine writer Luis Alberto Ambroggio. The event was organized by Colombian writer Pilar Vélez Zamparelli.
Junio, 2018
“Versos anatómicos: una lectura del poemario La última caricia de Iris Mónica Vargas“, an essay about the book La última caricia, written by Jotacé López, was published in Revista Cruces.
Marzo, 2018
Esta fue mi aventura en el Teatro Murga de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Ponce, Puerto Rico. Hablamos sobre la historia de la disección en la medicina, sobre la poesía, sobre la relación entre la ciencia y la poesía. Mi agradecimiento al Dr. José Juan Báez, Profesor de Literatura, por la invitación, y al escritor puertorriqueño y profesor Juan Carlos López, quien realizara un ensayo sobre la poesía en La última caricia, y las imágenes de la artista Alexandra Vega que ilustran y participan narrando su propia historia en el libro.
Septiembre 30, 2015
¡Gracias por el apoyo a “La última caricia”! Thank you so much for the support to “La última caricia”!
Septiembre, 2015
En la Revista Dialogo UPR El escritor Carlos Esteban Cana, habla sobre el libro “La última caricia” y comparte comentarios a partir de nuestra entrevista. Accede al artículo AQUI o copia el enlace y ábrelo en otra página. http://dialogoupr.com/_cultura/_literatura/cronicas-urbanas-vida-poesia-y-cuento-en-7-reflexiones/ Miami, Florida, Noviembre 2015 – Miami Book Fair International
Septiembre, 2014
Sale a la venta la “Antologia Internacional Grito de Mujeres Poetas”, editada por Jael Uribe, en la cual participo. Disponible en Amazon.com Para un adelanto, haga clic aquí.
Miami, Florida, Septiembre 14, 2014
Fui invitada de honor en la Celebración Internacional del Mes del Libro Hispano, en Miami, Florida, orquestrado por la escritora colombiana Pilar Vélez. He aquí la reseña. También este artículo al respecto, en MiamiaDiario. Agradezco a quienes me invitaron, así como a quienes tuve el privilegio de conocer en la actividad. Ha sido una de las experiencias más significativas de mi vida. Lo aprecio y no doy un solo segundo por sentado. Gracias por la oportunidad, no solo de conversar y compartir mi trabajo, sino, y sobre todo, de contribuir mi poquito a la continuidad de las letras y la literatura Hispanas.
September, 2010
One of my articles is quoted: How to Die Best, Daily Dish, The Atlantic.
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En Diálogo Digital : Polifonía de voces literarias a modo de preámbulo Algunos de mis poemas aparecen en/ Check out a few of my poems in: Letras Salvajes, Vol. 10Mi poesia ha sido compartida en el blog Confesiones del escritor puertorriqueño Ángelo Negrón/ Recently, my poetry was shared in the blog Confesiones by Puertorican writer Angelo Negrón. Pulse HERE if you’d like to take a look. My work has also been included as part of the ciber-poetry anthol“Poetas siglo XXI: Antología de poesía” by Fernando Sabino. And poem “La pregunta del cadáver” has been published as part of “Isla Negra, 8/335“.
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