Jorge Frisancho

Peruvian poet Jorge Frisancho was born in 1967. He lived in New York City from 1991 to 1998 and in Chicago from 1998 to 2013. His published books include Reino de la necesidad (Lima, Asalto Al Cielo Editores, 1989), Estudios sobre un cuerpo (Lima, Editorial Colmillo Blanco, 1991; second edition Tranvías Editores, 2008), and Desequilibrios (Lima, Universidad Católica, 2004). His poems have appeared in numerous collections published throughout Latin America, such as El turno y la transición: Antología de la poesía latinoamericana del siglo XXI; El decir y el vértigo. Panorama de la poesía hispanoamericana reciente; Malditos latinos, malditos sudacas. Poesía Iberoamericana Made in USA;  and Festivas formas. Poesía peruana contemporánea. This poem is from his forthcoming collection La pérdida (y otros poemas).