Carlos Javier Jarquin

Carlos Javier Jarquín (born June 26, 1990) is a Nicaraguan writer, poet, columnist, cultural journalist, music producer, and cultural activist. He currently resides in Masaya, Nicaragua, and has made significant contributions to literature and journalism across Latin America and Spain.
==Early life==
Jarquin was born in Rancho Grande, Matagalpa Department, Nicaragua. His parents, Juan Francisco Mejía Castro and Juana Rocha Jarquín, separated before his birth. His maternal grandmother raised him from humble beginnings. Jarquin did not meet his mother until he was 14 and his father until he was 21. His early life experiences shaped his perspective on culture and society, fueling his passion for writing and journalism.
==Career==
Jarquin is known by the moniker "El Chico Poeta." His work encompasses various genres, including poetry, chronicles, opinion pieces, reviews, prologues, and interviews, with an emphasis on cultural and literary themes. His writings have appeared in numerous newspapers and magazines internationally, including publications in Spain, the United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Colombia, and Argentina. 
Jarquín serves as a columnist for several newspapers, including La Prensa (Managua), Diario 16 (Madrid), El Siglo (Guatemala), Diario Siglo XXI (Valencia), and La Onda Digital (Montevideo), among others.
Jarquin’s poetry has been featured in multiple international anthologies and online radio platforms. His literary works have been translated into several languages, including Albanian, Arabic, Chinese, Korean, French, Greek, Hebrew, English, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, and Uzbek.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Jarquín co-founded the International Literary Festival “Honoring Death and Celebrating Life,” aimed at promoting global literary discourse.
In 2021, he coordinated the Antología del Bicentenario de Centroamérica, which marked 200 years of Central American independence.
In 2023, he published Canto Planetario: Hermandad en la Tierra, a two-volume multilingual anthology that features over 200 poets advocating for a sustainable future for humanity and the Earth.
In addition to his editorial roles, Jarquín is the head of the digital newspaper El Sol de las Américas for Central America and has been a member of the Poets of the World Movement since 2018. He is also a corresponding member of the Academia Espírito-santense de Letras in Brazil.
==Publications== 
* Bicentennial Anthology of Central America (General Coordinator). Mexico: Ayame Editorial, 2021.
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==Awards and recognitions== 
* In 2024, Jarquín received the Golden Eagle World Award, presented by the Hispanic World Writers Union (UHE). 
* He also received the Cesar Vallejo World Prize in 2024, awarded by the Hispano-World Union of Writers.
==Participation in anthologies==
* Antolgia Conmemorativ,en honor al maestro Ingleberto Salvador Robles Tello, Compiled by Elizabeth Carranza. Amazon, Guatemala. June, 2018.
* Actuales voces de la poesía Latinoamericana. Antología en homenaje a Alma del Campo. Edited by Alicia de León Epp., Ingleberto S. Robles Tello and Carlos García Óliver. General Edition by George Reyes. Aphostrophes Editions: Santiago, Chile, November, 2018.
* Voces Unidas en Real de Potosí. 2.° Encuentro internacional de poetas escritores en San Luis Potosí y Real de Catorce. Edited and compiled by Marisol Gutiérrez. Editorial La Hormiga Roja, May 2019. 
* Voces Unidas por la paz. Compiled by Odette Méndez Paz. Editorial Pandero Cultural: San Luis Potosí, Mexico. November 2019.
* Y se rompió en palabras. Compiled by Irma León. Falta Publishing House: Guadalajara, Mexico. November, 2019. 
* Un virus sin corona. Compiled by Odette Méndez Paz. Pandero Cultural Publishing House: San Luis Potosí, Mexico. July 2020.
* Siempre un Girasol Antología Colectiva. Compiled by Hedda Ibarra. Amazon. August 2020. 
* Las Orillas de la Esperanza The Shores of Hope. Compiled by Ana María Ayala. Ayame publishing house: Mexico. March, 2021. 
* Antología la casa de los poetas. Editada por el Movimiento de Poesía, Arte e Historia “Gregorio Aguilar Barea”, (Chontales, Nicaragua, 2021).
* LA ESPERANZA (ANTOLOGÍA INTERNACIONAL DE POESÍA: Spanish – Arabic). Editorial, AGHARID NETWORK, Lebanon, 2022. Compiled, edited and translated by TAGHRID BOU MERHI (Lebanon-Brazil). 
* International Art and poetic anthology Bilingual: Spanish-English. (Editorial, Berkana, Mexico, 2023), compiled, translated and edited by Marlene Pasini, Mexican poet. 
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Category:1990 births
Category:Nicaraguan writers
Category:Poets
Category:Nicaraguan people
Category:Columnists