Nicanor Parra
Latin-American poet
Quick Facts
- Born:
- September 5, 1914, San Fabian, Chile
- Died:
- January 23, 2018, Santiago (aged 103)
- Awards And Honors:
- Cervantes Prize (2011)
Nicanor Parra (born September 5, 1914, San Fabian, Chile—died January 23, 2018, Santiago) 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 Island, U.S.; and at the University of Oxford. From 1952 to his retirement in 1991 he taught theoretical physics at the University of Chile. Although Parra later renounced his first book of poetry, Cancionero sin nombre (1937; “Songbook Without a Name”), it presages his use ...(100 of 346 words)