Rafael Morales (poet)
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Rafael Morales Casas | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 31, 1919 |
| Died | June 29, 2005 (aged 85) |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Notable work | Poemas del toro (1943) |
| Awards | Premio Nacional de Literatura (1954) |
Rafael Morales Casas (31 July 1919 - 29 June 2005) was a Spanish poet.
He was a prominent poet in Spain. He is thought of as "One of the most often read and reprinted Spanish poets of the twentieth century." [1]
He was born in Talavera de la Reina in the province of Toledo, and studied in Madrid and Coimbra. Among his best-known work is the 1943 collection Poemas del toro,[2] his first book of poetry, which he said made his prestige "great and sudden," respected by poet Vicente Aleixandre of Spain, who won the Nobel Prize.[3]
He was a professor at the University of Madrid.
