Piedad Bonnett

Piedad Bonnett is a Colombian poet, playwright, novelist, and professor whose work moves between poetry, fiction, theater, and literary nonfiction. Born in Amalfi in 1951, she studied Philosophy and Literature at the Universidad de los Andes, where she later taught. Her poetry collections include De círculo y ceniza, El hilo de los días, and Explicaciones no pedidas, while her 2013 book Lo que no tiene nombre received wide attention for its intimate treatment of grief. In 2024, she received the Reina Sofía Prize for Ibero-American Poetry in recognition of her literary career.