Juan Gelman

Juan Gelman (3 May 1930 – 14 January 2014) was an Argentine poet. He published more than twenty books of poetry between 1956 and his death in early 2014. He was a naturalized citizen of Mexico, country where he arrived as a political exile of the Process, the military junta ruling Argentinia from 1976 to 1983.

In 2007, Gelman was awarded the Miguel de Cervantes Prize, the most important in Spanish literature. His works celebrate life but are also tempered with social and political commentary and reflect his painful experiences with the politics of Argentina. Provided by Wikipedia