Rafael Pérez Estrada

Rafael Pérez Estrada was a Spanish poet and artist.[1]

Ave Quiromántica, in Calle Bolsa, Málaga

Pérez Estrada was born in Málaga, Spain on February 16, 1934 and died on May 22, 2000.

Before his death, Rafael Pérez Estrada was one of the leading figures of avant-garde 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 and Poetry Daily.[2] A book of selected poems Devoured by the Moon, was published by Hanging Loose Press in February 2004.

The statue Ave Quiromántica by José Seguiri, based on a drawing by Estrada, stands in Bolsa Street, Málaga.[3]

Personal life

Having studied law at the University of Granada, Estrada was a prominent lawyer in his hometown.[4] 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.[5]

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)[1]

Anthologies editor
  • Friso poético (Aproximación a Salvador Rueda y antología de su obra) (1985)
  • Del goce y de la dicha (poesía erótica) (1985)
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References
  1. Óscar Esquivias. "Rafael Pérez Estrada en la revista 'Litoral'". 20 Minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  2. Poetry Daily, , Poetry Daily, 2012
  3. Guía Monumental, Ayuntamiento de Málaga.
  4. Manuel Moya, , Interview with Rafael Perez Estrada, 1996
  5. Andalusian Poets, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-12-31. Retrieved 2012-01-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), Rafael Perez Estrada Biography, 1999



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