Yván Yauri

Yván Yauri was born in 1963 in the small city of Quillabamba (“Plain of the Moon” in Quechua) in the Cusco region of Peru. In 1984 he moved to Europe, residing mainly in Spain where he worked as a street vendor until 1997. Back in Peru, he participated actively in the popular movement that brought about the end of the Fujimori regime (2000). Since then he has directed several magazine and radio programs, events, and cultural groups in the cities of Cusco and Lima, and has participated as a founding member in the Writer’s Guild of Peru. His books are: Rastro (1998), Viento de fuego (2007), Reapertura del sumario (2007), and Saga errante (2009). His poetry pays tribute to the Latin American avant-garde of the last century, César Vallejo being the decisive influence. He currently lives in the Wanchaq district in the city of Cusco.