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Occupation. Poet. Awards. Miguel de Cervantes Prize (2011) Nicanor Segundo Parra Sandoval (5 September 1914 – 23 January 2018) was a Chilean poet and physicist. He was considered one of the most influential Chilean poets of the Spanish language in the 20th century, often compared with Pablo Neruda.
Apr 1, 2024 · Nicanor Parra was one of the most important Latin American poets of his time, the originator of so-called antipoetry (poetry that opposes traditional poetic techniques or styles). Parra studied mathematics and physics at the University of Chile in Santiago; at Brown University, Providence, Rhode.
Nicanor Parra was one of the most important Latin American poets of the 20th century, heralded for his biting, ironic, lucid style—what he called “anti-poetry.” Parra claimed poetry as a colloquial, irreverent art. “I always associated poetry with the voice of a priest in the pulpit. … Let the…
Jan 23, 2018 · Jan. 23, 2018. Nicanor Parra, a Chilean poet whose use of direct, colloquial and playful language, often for ironic and comic effect, pioneered the literary movement that became known as...
Feb 2, 2018 · Remembering Nicanor Parra, the Almost Immortal Chilean Poet. By Alejandro Zambra. February 2, 2018. Even in his old age, the poet Nicanor Parra, who died recently, at a hundred and three,...
Jan 29, 2018 · Nicanor Parra, the Alpha-Male Poet. By David Unger. January 29, 2018. In Memoriam. Nicanor Parra died last week at the age of a hundred three. Here, David Unger remembers a collaboration with Parra that seemed doomed from the start. Nicanor Parra. Photo: Fundación Iberoamericana.
Jan 23, 2018 · Nicanor Parra, an eminent Chilean scientist-turned-poet who revolutionized Latin American verse by rejecting its flowery diction and forging a stripped-down, confrontational and darkly comic...