Victorino writer José Roberto López Martínez was recognized with the 2025 Gilberto Owen National Literature Prize in the Poetry category for his work “Nociones de la luz” (Notions of Light), under the pseudonym “Abaponi.” This award is granted by the Sinaloa Institute of Culture and will be presented next Wednesday, June 11, in Culiacán, at an official ceremony. The Tamaulipas Institute for Culture and the Arts (ITCA), of the Tamaulipas State Government, congratulates the award-winning writer.
“Roberto López is a talented writer from Tamaulipas, who has also excelled in cultural management. It is a pleasure to confirm that Tamaulipas creators are using the platforms at their disposal to promote their work with important events such as this award,” said Héctor Romemo-Lecanda, general director of ITCA.
The jury, comprised of the distinguished voices of Mikeas Sánchez, Eduardo Saravia, and Sara Uribe, unanimously selected López Martínez’s work, “for condensing a poetic exploration of light into rhythmic flashes and creating atmospheres and landscapes that propose a deciphering of meaning as a shared task. Furthermore, the work offers a profound reflection on the body, fear, and vulnerability after a breakup.”
The Tamaulipas native’s work was chosen from among 104 entries in the competition, for which he will receive a financial incentive of 125,000 pesos.
OUTSTANDING CAREER
Born in Ciudad Victoria in 1994, López Martínez holds a degree in Primary Education from the Meritorious Federalized Normal School of Tamaulipas. He has received various awards, including the Altair Tejeda de Tamez State Prize (2019) and the 1st Rubén Bonifaz Nuño National Poetry Prize (2017). He is the author of the books “Donde el cielo desemboca” (2018) and “Saudade” (2019), the latter published with the support of the Tamaulipas Institute for Culture and the Arts (ITCA), an institution that has followed and supported the growth of his work.
His texts have been published in magazines and anthologies such as Revista de la Universidad de México, Blanco Móvil, and Círculo de Poesía, among others.
He currently directs the Tamaulipas Poetry Conference and coordinates the publishing project Sol Filamento.
The State Government, through the Ministry of Social Welfare and the ITCA, proudly celebrates this achievement, which exalts poetry written in Tamaulipas and reaffirms the talent of new generations of writers.
Source: tamaulipas.gob
