Pureza Canelo


Pureza Canelo Gutiérrez is a Spanish poet and cultural ambassador. She won the Adonáis [de">Premio Adonáis de Poesía">Adonáis [de Poesía|Adonais Prize for Poetry] in 1970 for Lugar común.

Biography

Canelo was born on 9 December 1946 in Moraleja, Spain. She has three older siblings.
She spent her childhood and adolescence in the rural town of Moraleja, then moved to Madrid to study education.
In 1960, she won the Adonais Prize for her work Lugar común; beginning in 1990, she was part of the jury that awarded it. In 1975, she obtained a creative writing scholarship from the Fundación [Juan March].
As a cultural ambassador, she was the boss of the Office of Cultural Activities of the Autonomous University of Madrid and director of the Fundación Gerardo Diego.
Her work has been translated into English and German.

Works

1970. Lugar común. Adonais Prize.
1971. Celda verde.
1974. El barco del agua.
1979. Habitable.
1986. Tendido verso: segunda poética.
1990. Pasión inédita.
1995. Moraleja.
1999. No escribir.
2011. A todo lo no amado.
2013. Oeste
2018. Retirada
2019. Habitable. . José Teruel edition.
2020. Palabra naturaleza. Author's edition.
2022. De traslación.

Prizes and awards