Nacimiento: 1929-04-25
, Ourense
Defunción: 2000-07-18
, Genebra
José Ángel Valente was a Spanish poet, essayist, and critic, a prominent figure in Spanish poetry in the second half of the 20th century. His work, marked by a profound metaphysical and existential inquiry, explores the limits of language and human experience in the face of the mystery of existence. His poetry is characterized by formal rigor, conceptual density, and a constant search for truth through words. He was also an intellectual committed to reflection on art and the social reality of his time.
