Of Purest Blue: Poems by Francisco Brines

Paragon Publishing
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A selection of poetry by Francisco Brines, Spain’s most eminent living poet. A fully bilingual text with preface. In November 2020 Brines was awarded the prestigious Cervantes Prize for Literature, widely regarded as equivalent to the Nobel, for a ‘poetic work that goes from the carnal and the purely human to the metaphysical, to the spiritual, towards an aspiration of beauty and immortality’, according to the jury. Translation was supported by the Ministry of Culture in Spain.

Una selección de la poesía de Francisco Brines, el poeta contemporáneo español más importante. Todos los textos y el prefacio bilingües. En noviembre de 2020 Brines fue galardonado con el Premio Cervantes por ‘su obra poética que va de lo carnal y lo puramente humano a lo metafísico, lo espiritual, hacia una aspiración de belleza e inmortalidad’, según las palabras del jurado. Traducción hecha con el apoyo del Ministerio de Cultura de España.

A selection of poetry by Francisco Brines, Spain’s most eminent living poet. A fully bilingual text with preface. In November 2020 Brines was awarded the prestigious Cervantes Prize for Literature, widely regarded as equivalent to the Nobel, for a ‘poetic work that goes from the carnal and the pu...

About the author

Francisco Brines (born 1932) is probably the most famous living poet in the Spanish-speaking world. Author of several collections of poetry and critical essays, he has for many years come to be seen as a representative of a whole school of Spanish poets, the so-called Generation of the 1950s. His poetry has been recognised with numerous awards, including the Federico García Lorca Prize, the Reina Sofía Prize for Ibero-American Poetry, and the Cervantes Prize for Literature. In 2001 he was elected a member of the Royal Spanish Academy. He lives in Oliva near Valencia.

Francisco Brines (nacido en 1932) es probablemente el más famoso poeta viviente en el mundo de habla hispana. Autor de varias colecciones de poesía y ensayos, ha llegado a ser considerado un representante de toda una escuela española de poetas, la llamada Generación del 50. Su poesía ha sido galardonada con numerosos premios, el García Lorca, el Reina Sofía de Poesía Iberoamericana, y el Cervantes. En 2001 fue nombrado miembro de la Real Academia Española. Vive actualmente en Oliva, cerca de Valencia.

Francisco Brines (born 1932) is probably the most famous living poet in the Spanish-speaking world. Author of several collections of poetry and critical essays, he has for many years come to be seen as a representative of a whole school of Spanish poets, the so-called Generation of the 1950s. His...

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