Antequera mourns its much-loved poet

Antequera mourns its much-loved poet
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By m.p. - Sep 29, 2009 - 1:39 PM
José Antonio Muñoz Rojas died at his Antequera home, just a few days away from his 100th birthday

José Antonio Muñoz Rojas - EFE

Antequera is in mourning for its much-loved poet, José Antonio Muñoz Rojas, who died at his Antequera home on Monday night, less than two weeks away from his 100th birthday. It’s understood the centenary celebrations will continue as planned.

Born in Antequera on 9th October 1909, José Antonio Muñoz Rojas was a member of the Generation of ’36 group of poets and was a co-founder of the ‘Nueva Revista’ literary review.

It was not until his later years that he received official recognition for his works. He was awarded the National Poetry Prize in 1998, the Reina Sofía Iberoamerican Poetry Prize in 2002, and was a favoured son of Andalucía. It was just this year that the regional government had chosen José Antonio Muñoz Rojas as joint Author of the Year, together with his fellow poet Antonio Machado.

The poet was also honoured by his home town with the Gold Medal of Antequera, where three days of official mourning have now been declared in his memory. His funeral takes place in Antequera at midday on Wednesday.

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