Salome Ortega

Salomé Ortega Martínez was born in the province of Granada, Spain, in Campo Camara. She and her family moved to Madrid in 1965. Despite her short time living in Granada, the summers she spent there left indelible memories that she recounts in her third book, La Sabia Insinuacion de las Cosas and her book Perdi las Estrellaspublished by Sial.

She has experience as a journalist for various publications and as a presenter on the radio. Her first published works were poems, like the famous Los Siete Velos published in 1987 and which Lauro Olmo said "... these poems are a breeze as stars, a breeze on the verge of shaking." Four years later she published Granada Abriendose title that her friend Luis Rosales gave her. Lauro Olmo also said "We are entering into an intimate lyricism ... it's like the verse in a prose expands without limits, a dutiful prose andalusia steady breath poemático ...".

In her third book, published in 1999 La Sabia Insinuacion de las Cosas Landero Louis, among other things, said " ... a veritable feast for the senses, Salome knows how to look at things from it rioja rioja untransferable unique ... " Rafael Guillén said, "... manages to convey a great encouragement and an unusually rich poetic imagery ...". Miguel Delibes stated, "... is a work full of expressiveness ...". Salome maintained her line of poetic prose in her fourth book, a novel, "Dejame Ser Tu Derrotada Estrella" which achieves a great balance between narrative and lyric and is accompanied by a CD containing the texts of Salome, the guitarist José Gras, songs from Luis Eduardo Aute and Amancio Prada, in addition to readings by Luis Eduardo Aute, Amancio Prada, Andres Aberasturi, Trecet Ramón, Andrés Sorel, José Carlos Plaza, Lolo Rico the author herself Salome Ortega.

In 2007 she was the winner of the prestigious Encarna Leon International Literature Competition by the city of Melilla for her novel La Alfombra de la Palmera y la Media Luna and finalist in the poetry prize of San Fernando de Cádiz. On 8 March 2008 Sial published her novel La Alfombra de la Palmera y la Media Luna prefaced by the writer José Antonio Marina and Noé de la Cruz. In November 2008 Sial published Perdi las Estrellas which includes two short novels: "Memoria y Olvido" prefaced by the former rector of the Universidad Menendez Pelayo, a professor at the University of Granada and a lecturer and writer, Antonio Sanchez Trigueros, and "Esta Ausencia Tuya" prefaced by the writer Antonio Colinas.

A contributing columnist for the newspaper ABC and other print media, with the Antonio Machado Foundation and Fundación José Hierro. She has presented radio programs, poetry readings and organized symposia, participated in cultural programs on TV while there is still a little room for a culture on television. Her poems have appeared in numerous publications worldwide. She has been tireless in her recitals at the top cultural centers such as the Ateneo de Madrid, Palacio de la Madrasa in Granada, Circulo de Bellas Artes in Madrid, and Clamores in Madrid.

A book of poetry El frio que me vela with a foreword by the writer and film director Emilio Ruiz Barrachina, and introduction by the poet Manuel Lopez Azorin was published 12 January 2010 in Madrid. Also present at the launch of the new book were José Luis García Montero, professor and husband of the great poet and novelist Almudena Grandes, and the actor and poet Pepe Viyuela.

The latest addition to Salomé's collection of works is the book of short poems and poetic prose El silencio de la luz published by Pigmalión Edypro on 12 March 2015 (World Poetry Day). The book contains a prologue by the singer/songwriter and artist Luis Eduardo Aute.

• Los Siete Velos (1987)
• Granada Abriendose (1991)
• La Sabria Insinuacion De Las Cosas (1999)
• Dejame Ser Tu Derrotada Estrella (2002)
• La Alfombra De La Palmera y La Media Luna (2008)
• Perdi Las Estrellas (2008)
• El frío que me vela (2010)
• El silencio de la luz (2015)