Rafael Cadenas, a poet from Venezuela, was given the Spain and Latin America Serbantis Award.
The Serbantis Award, which has a value of 125,000 euros, is the oldest literary honour in the Spanish-speaking world. Previous winners have included Miguel Dilbes, Adorado Menduza, Mario Vargas Jansa, Camilo Jose Thilla, and other writers from Spain and Latin America.
Raphael Kadenas was born on April 8, 1930 in Venezuela and studied for several years at the Central University of Venezuela before his literary talent opened to the world of poetry.
Kadenas began writing poetry at a young age, and critics have praised his works. His style is typically associated with philosophical thought, and he has been compared to writers like Holderlin, Rilke, and Georosta. Through his poetry, Kadenas created for his reader a magical world full of nuance and the ability to transport him to another location.
Opening Songs (1946), Island (1958), Books of Exile (1960), Devastation (1963), False Manoeuvres (1966), At the Time of the Sickle (1969), Weather (1977), A Memorial (1977), Lover (1983), and Sayings are some of his poetic works.
Rafael Kadenas, a poet from Venezuela, receives the Spanish Serbantis Award
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