Juan Gelman

Poet, Author

1930 – 2014

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Who was Juan Gelman?

Juan Gelman was an Argentine poet. He published more than twenty books of poetry between 1956 and his death in early 2014. Gelman received the Cervantes Prize in 2007, the most important in Spanish literature. His works celebrate life but are also tempered with social and political commentary and reflect his own painful experiences with the politics of his country.

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Born
May 3, 1930
Buenos Aires
Nationality
  • Argentina
Profession
Lived in
  • Buenos Aires
    (1930/05/03 - 1976)
  • Mexico
  • Europe
    (1976 - 1988)
  • United States of America
    (1988 - )
Died
Jan 14, 2014
Mexico City

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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