Pablo García Baena

Pablo García Baena (born 29 June 1923) is a Spanish poet.^[1] He was born and raised in Cordoba. In 1947, he formed an literary/artistic group called Cantico with his friends and fellow-writers Ricardo Molina, Juan Bernier, Julio Aumente and Mario López. Also in the group were the painters Miguel del Moral and Ginés Liébana.

Garcia Baena has published more than a dozen collections of poetry, receiving widespread critical acclaim. He was awarded the prestigious Asturias Prize in 1984. He has received numerous other honours, including "Favoured Son" status from his hometown of Cordoba and his native province of Andalusia. Since the 1960s, he has lived in Málaga province. He contributed regularly to Spanish newspapers and journals and lectured widely.

Works

Poetry

• "Rumor Oculto" (Madrid, 1946)
• "Mientras canten los pájaros" (Cordoba, 1948)
• "Antiguo muchacho" (Madrid, 1950)
• "Junio" (Málaga, 1957)
• "Óleo" (Madrid, 1958)
• "Almoneda" (Málaga, 1971)
• "Antes que el tiempo acabe" (Madrid, 1979)
• "Gozos para la Navidad de Vicente Núñez" (Madrid, 1984)
• "Antología poética" (Bujalance, Córdoba, 1959)
• "Poemas" (Málaga, 1975)
• "Poesía Completa" (Madrid, 1982)
• "El sur de Pablo García Baena" (Córdoba, 1988)
• "Antología Última" (Málaga, 1989).
• "Fieles guirnaldas fugitivas" (winner of the "City of Melilla" International Poetry Award)

Prose

• "Lectivo" (Jerez de la Frontera, 1983)
• "El retablo de las cofradías" (Córdoba, 1985)

References