Homero Aridjis

Homero Aridjis
BornHomero Aridjis Fuentes
(1940-04-06) April 6, 1940 (age 84)
Contepec, Michoacán, Mexico
Genre
  • Poetry
  • novels
  • short story
  • drama
  • essays
SpouseBetty Ferber (m. 1965)
Children
President of
PEN International
In office
October 1997 – October 2003
Preceded byRonald Harwood
Succeeded byJiří Gruša

Homero Aridjis (born April 6, 1940) is a Mexican poet, novelist, environmental activist, journalist, former ambassador and ex-president of PEN International, known for his rich imagination, poetry of lyrical beauty, and ethical independence.