Alejandro Mujica-Olea

ALEJANDRO MUJICA-OLEA is a Chilean Canadian author of six books. He is the co-founder of the World Poetry Reading Series, World Poetry Café Radio Show, and World Poetry Canada & International. He was awarded the Silver Medallion Gonzalo Canton Santelices and Poet of the Year 2003 by Projecto Cultural Sur. Alejandro is currently translating his latest book into English; Shadow of Death in Chile developed from his journal written in prison in Chile during the rule of Pinochet. He is an ex-political prisoner who was one of the first 100 brought to Canada in exchange for 100 bags of wheat and some technical equipment.