Biography of Georgie Medina Marcano
Title
Biography of Georgie Medina Marcano
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Biography of Georgie Medina Marcano:
Georgie Medina Marcano was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He completed his bachelor's degree in Spanish in 1991 at California State University, Chico. He went on to earn his master's degree in Spanish with a minor in Spanish Linguistics at the University of Oklahoma in 1993 and completed his Ph.D. at the University of Kentucky in 1998. He currently teaches Spanish and is the faculty adviser for Sigma Delta Pi National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society at the University of Kentucky. He has published numerous essays, translations, poetry books and research on Puerto Rican literature. His first poetry book was a collection of poems about identity and living in two different worlds entitled Inquietudes del alma (2022). HIs second publication entitled Recuerdos (2023), is a poetry book filled with his memories from his life in Puerto Rico and the United States. Both poetry collections received the Medalla de Oro awarded by AIPEH-PR. His most recent publication, Versos utopicos (2023) also contains autobiographical poems along with poems that evoke emotions of humanity.
The Institute of Latin American Culture recognized two of his poems with distinction and included these poems in an anthology published in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His upcoming poetry book entitled Alma poetica has been accepted for publication in Spain.
Georgie Medina Marcano was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He completed his bachelor's degree in Spanish in 1991 at California State University, Chico. He went on to earn his master's degree in Spanish with a minor in Spanish Linguistics at the University of Oklahoma in 1993 and completed his Ph.D. at the University of Kentucky in 1998. He currently teaches Spanish and is the faculty adviser for Sigma Delta Pi National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society at the University of Kentucky. He has published numerous essays, translations, poetry books and research on Puerto Rican literature. His first poetry book was a collection of poems about identity and living in two different worlds entitled Inquietudes del alma (2022). HIs second publication entitled Recuerdos (2023), is a poetry book filled with his memories from his life in Puerto Rico and the United States. Both poetry collections received the Medalla de Oro awarded by AIPEH-PR. His most recent publication, Versos utopicos (2023) also contains autobiographical poems along with poems that evoke emotions of humanity.
The Institute of Latin American Culture recognized two of his poems with distinction and included these poems in an anthology published in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His upcoming poetry book entitled Alma poetica has been accepted for publication in Spain.
Date
2025
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“Biography of Georgie Medina Marcano,” The Keeneland Library, accessed October 10, 2026, https://keenelandlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/1256.