José Hierro
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- †December 21, 2002 in Madrid
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, Spain
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), sometimes colloquially called Pepe Hierro, was a Spanish
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poet. He belongs to the so-called postwar generation
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, within the rootless and existential poetry streams. He wrote for both Espadaña and Garcilaso magazines. In 1981 he received the Prince of Asturias Awards in Literature
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, in 1998 the Cervantes Prize
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and he has much more awards and honours.
Work
- Alegría, M., Col. Adonáis, 1947 (Adonáis Prize 1947).
- Tierra sin nosotros, Santander, Proel, 1947.
- Con las piedras, con el viento, Santander, Proel, 1950.
- Quinta del 42, M., Editora Nacional, 1952.
- Antología, Santander, 1953 (with unpublished poems. Premio Nacional de Literatura (National Literature Prize)).
- Estatuas yacentes, Santander, Beltrán de Heredia, 1955.
- Cuanto sé de mí, M., Ágora, 1957 (Criticism Prize).
- Poesías completas. 1944-1962, M., Giner, 1962.
- Libro de las alucinaciones, M., Editora Nacional, 1964 (Criticism Prize).
- Problemas del análisis del lenguaje moral (1970).
- Cuanto sé de mí, B., Seix Barral, 1974 (Full works).
- Quince días de vacaciones (1984), prose
- Reflexiones sobre mi posía (1984), essay
- Cabotaje (1989), compilation
- Agenda, M., Prensa de la ciudad, 1991.
- Prehistoria literaria, Santander, Artes Gráficas Gonzalo Bedia, 1991.
- Emblemas neurorradiológicos (1995)
- Sonetos, Ayuntamiento de Santa María de Cayón, Cantabria, 1995 (2nd edition increased, San Sebastián de los Reyes, Universidad Popular José Hierro, 1999).
- Cuaderno de Nueva York, M., Hiperión, 1998 (Premio Nacional de Literatura).
- Guardados en la sombra, Visor, (2002)
- José Hierro. Poesías completas (1947-2002), Madrid, Visor Libros, 2009.