Biography
Raúl Armando Zurita Canessa is a Chilean poet known for his innovative and politically engaged works. He has received the Chilean National Prize for Literature (2000), the Pablo Neruda Ibero-American Poetry Award (2016), and the Queen Sofía Ibero-American Poetry Prize (2020). His major works include Purgatorio (1979), Anteparaíso (1982), and La vida nueva (2018), which combine experimental forms with public and environmental interventions. Zurita survived imprisonment and torture during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, experiences that deeply influenced his poetry. He has also worked as a cultural attaché, translator, and university professor, and his writings have been translated into multiple languages.
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Awards & recognition
- Federico García Lorca International Poetry award · 2022
- Premio Internacional Mario Benedetti · 2020
- Reina Sofía Award · 2020
- Premio Iberoamericano de Letras José Donoso · 2017
- Pablo Neruda Ibero-American Poetry Award · 2016
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- honorary doctor of the University of Alicante · 2015
- Premio José Lezama Lima · 2006
- National Prize — Literature (Chile) · 2000
- Pablo Neruda Award · 1988
- Guggenheim Fellowship · 1984
