Born in Puente Genil, Córdoba, José Luis Rey started writing when he was just eight years old. Aged 14 he decided to dedicate to poetry after reading the work of the famous poet Federico García-Lorca. His poems have been translated to Portuguese, Swedish and English by the Harvard University. His greatest success came when he […]
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María Victoria Atencia, awards for an intimate poetry influenced by the Generation of the 27
After having been writing for fifty years, poetess María Victoria Atencia has become the first Spanish woman wining the Reina Sofía Ibero-American Poetry Award. Her poetry is very intimate and related with nature, with the influence of the great authors who belonged to ‘The Generation of the 27’. In 1971 she obtained the aircraft pilot license and […]
Pilar Paz Pasamar, 50 years of poetry from the Bay of Cádiz
She was an early poetess, so much that Pilar Paz Pasamar published her first book of poems, ‘Mara’ when she was 18, in 1951. After reading it, the famous poet Juan Ramón Jiménez said that she was a “great kid”. In 2014 she has been candidate for the Prince of Asturias Prize as recognition to […]
Artists from Granada create an audiobook to arouse the interest of babies for poetry
Two writers, an artist and two composers have joined their skills in ‘Eres tú?’ or ‘Is that you?’, an audiobook aimed at children from zero to six years old. This initiative has been promoted by the Cultura 0.18 Association, which promotes the access to culture of this public. Andrés Neuman and Gracia Morales have written […]