Efraín Barquero (3 May 1931 – 29 June 2020) was a

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an poet. He won the

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in 2008.

Biography

Barquero studied at the

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in Santiago, with people such as Jorge Teillier, Pablo Guiñez and Rolando Cárdenas. Later he worked in

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during the government of

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. Later he settled in

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from 1975 in exile after the 1973 coup. He traveled and lived in various countries of

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and

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in countries such as

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and

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until 1990. Barquero's poetry is generally about simple things and the wonders of the universe, with social meaning and is often read by children. In France he wrote ''A deshora'' between 1979 and 1985, which was later published in Chile in 1992. During this period he also wrote ''Mujeres de oscuro'' and ''El viejo y el niño''. Barquero attempted to return to Chile but ongoing difficulties meant that he returned to France shortly after trying to settle in Chile. However, before his departure he published ''La mesa de la tierra'' which won awards in 1999. On 25 August 2008 Barquero was awarded the

. He died in

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on 29 June 2020.Fallece el poeta Efraín Barquero a los 89 años

Works

*''La piedra del pueblo'' (1954) *''La compañera'' (1956) *''Enjambre'' (1959) *''El pan del hombre'' (1960) *''El regreso'' (1961) *''Maula'' (1962) *''Poemas infantiles'' (1965) *''El viento de los reinos'' (1967) *''La compañera, poemas de amor'' (1969) *''Epifanías'' (1970) *''Arte de vida'' (1970) *''La compañera y otros poemas'' (1971) *''El poema negro de Chile'' (1976) *''Mujeres de oscuro'' (1992) *''A deshora'' (1992) *''El viejo y el niño'' (1993) *''La mesa de la tierra'' (1998) *''Antología'' (2000) *''El poema en el poema'' (2004) *''El pan y el vino'' (2008) *''El pacto de sangre'' (2009)

References

1931 births 2020 deaths Chilean male writers National Prize for Literature (Chile) winners University of Chile alumni {{chile-writer-stub