Juan Luis Panero (9 September 1942 – 16 September 2013) was a Spanish poet.

Early life and education

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Juan Luis Panero was born in Madrid on 9 September 1942, the son of poet Leopoldo Panero and writer Felicidad Blanc.[1] He was the brother of Leopoldo María Panero, and nephew of Juan Panero.[citation needed]

His family was well-off, and he was educated first in El Escorial, Madrid, and later in London, England.[2]

Career

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Panero travelled around different countries in America, which gave him the opportunity to meet renowned writers such as Octavio Paz, Jorge Luis Borges, and Juan Rulfo, among others.[2] He prepared anthologies of poets such as those of his father Leopoldo Panero, Pablo Neruda and Octavio Paz. He made selections of Colombian poetry (1880-1980) and contemporary Mexican poetry.[citation needed]

His own poetic career started in 1968 with the publication of his book A través del tiempo (Through time), followed by Los trucos de la muerte (The tricks of death) in 1975, Desapariciones y fracasos (Disappearances and failures) in 1978 and Juegos para aplazar la muerte (Games to postpone death) in 1984.[2]

Panero's last works were published in 1999: a memoir titled Sin rumbo cierto (Without a certain direction), and Enigmas y despedidas (Enigmas and farewells).[2]

Awards

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In 1985 Panero won the Premio Ciudad de Barcelona (City of Barcelona Prize) for Antes que llegue la noche (Before night arrives).[1]

In 1988 he won the Premio Internacional de Poesía de la Fundación Loewe for Galerías y fantasmas (Galleries and ghosts).[1]

In 1999, he won the XII Premio Comillas de Biografía, Autobiografía y Memorias (12th Comillas Prize for Biography, Autobiography and Memoirs) for Sin rumbo cierto.[2]

Film

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Panero, his brother Leopoldo María Panero, and his mother Felicidad participated in the 1975 film by Jaime Chávarri, El desencanto (The Disenchantment), about the decline of a family marked by hypocrisy.[1]

Personal life and death

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Panero lived in Girona from 1985 onwards.[1] He died on 16 September 2013 in Torroella de Montgrí, in the province of Girona, at the age of 71.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Fallece el poeta Juan Luis Panero" (in Spanish). El Mundo. 20 April 2012. Archived from the original on 19 September 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Juan Luis Panero". A media voz. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2024.