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Rafael Pérez Estrada (February 16, 1934 – May 22, 2000) was a Spanish poet and artist. He was one of the leading figures of
''Poetry Daily'', 2012 A book of selected poems, ''Devoured by the Moon'', was published in February 2004. The statue ''Ave Quiromántica'' by José Seguiri, based on a drawing by Estrada, stands in Calle de la Bolsa,
Guía Monumental
', Ayuntamiento de Málaga.
''Interview with Rafael Perez Estrada'', 1996 In 1959, he moved to Madrid, where he began writing professionally, contributing to magazines and radio stations. After returning to Málaga in 1960, he began writing more seriously. His first book, ''Valle de los galanes'', a collection of plays, poetry, and narrative art, was published in 1968.Andalusian Poets, , ''Rafael Perez Estrada Biography'', 1999 He died on May 22, 2000.
Rafael Pérez Estrada (February 16, 1934 – May 22, 2000) was a Spanish poet and artist. He was one of the leading figures of avant-garde
In the arts and literature, the term ''avant-garde'' ( meaning or ) identifies an experimental genre or work of art, and the artist who created it, which usually is aesthetically innovative, whilst initially being ideologically unacceptable ...
poetry and narrative in Spain. A several-time finalist for Spain's Premio Nacional de Literatura, Estrada published over forty books in his lifetime. Translations of Pérez Estrada have appeared in ''Harper's Bazaar
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'' and Poetry Daily.Poetry Daily''Poetry Daily'', 2012 A book of selected poems, ''Devoured by the Moon'', was published in February 2004. The statue ''Ave Quiromántica'' by José Seguiri, based on a drawing by Estrada, stands in Calle de la Bolsa,
Málaga
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.Guía Monumental
', Ayuntamiento de Málaga.
Life
Pérez Estrada was born inMálaga
Málaga (; ) is a Municipalities in Spain, municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 591,637 in 2024, it is the second-most populo ...
, Spain, on February 16, 1934. He studied law at the University of Granada
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and was a lawyer in his hometown.Manuel Moya''Interview with Rafael Perez Estrada'', 1996 In 1959, he moved to Madrid, where he began writing professionally, contributing to magazines and radio stations. After returning to Málaga in 1960, he began writing more seriously. His first book, ''Valle de los galanes'', a collection of plays, poetry, and narrative art, was published in 1968.Andalusian Poets, , ''Rafael Perez Estrada Biography'', 1999 He died on May 22, 2000.
Works
* ''Breviario'' (1988) * ''Libro de los Reyes'' (1990) * ''Oficios del sueño'' (1992) * ''Pequeño teatro'' (1998) * ''El levitador y su vértigo'' (1999) * ''La extranjera'' (1999) * ''Poemas'' (2000) * ''Cosmología esencial'' (2000)Poetry anthologies
* ''Antología 1968–1988'' (1989) * ''Informe desde el Sur'' (1989) * ''Elecciones personales, una antología de urgencia'' (1996) * ''El ladrón de atardeceres'' (1998) * ''Rafael Pérez Estrada en la India'' (2009) * ''Antología de breve ficción'' (2010) * ''Un plural infinito'' (2011) * ''Rafael Pérez Estrada. El demiurgo'' (2016)Anthologies edited
* ''Friso poético (Aproximación a Salvador Rueda y antología de su obra)'' (1985) * ''Del goce y de la dicha (poesía erótica)'' (1985)References
1934 births 2000 deaths 20th-century Spanish poets {{spain-poet-stub