José Luis Cano (28 December 1911 – 15 February 1999) was a Spanish writer, editor and literary critic. He co-founded the literary review ''

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'' in 1947. In 1948, he co-founded and edited the Adonais Poetry Collection which gives the Adonais Prize for Spanish poetry.Eneida Press profile of José Luis Cano
/ref> Luis Cano was awarded the gold medal for Merit in Fine Arts (Medalla al Mérito en las Bellas Artes) from the King of Spain in 1985.

Background

José Luis Cano was born in

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in the province of Cadiz, southern Spain. He moved to Madrid in 1931, the year of the proclamation of the Second Republic, to pursue university studies. At the Central University he studied Law and Philosophy, living at Velintonia Street. At this time he met

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and was reunited with

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, whom he had met in

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in 1930. After the

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José Luis Cano lived in Republican

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and there he met Luis Cernuda, Vicente Aleixandre and

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. Cano studied Vicente Aleixandre's work and published the writer's diary, ''Los Cuadernos de Velintonia'' ''(Velintonia's Papers)''. Luis Cano went on to study, publish and promote the poets who made up the '

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', including writing biographies of

(1962) and

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(1975).Luis Cano especially championed

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poetry. José Luis Cano wrote poetry himself as well as publishing the work of others. His collections include ''Sonetos de la Bahía'' (''Sonnets from the Bay'', 1942), ''Voz de la Muerte'' (''Voice of Death, (1945)''), '' Las Alas Perseguidas, (The Pursued Wings, 1945''), ''Otoño en Málaga y otros poemas'' ''Autumn in Málaga and Other Poems'' (1955), ''Luz del Tiempo'' (''Light of Time'' 1962), ''Poesía 1942–1962 (Poems 1942-1962, 1964)'' and ''Poemas para Susana'' (Poems for Susana) (1978). Luis Cano was awarded the gold medal for Merit in Fine Arts in 1985.cano Profile from the Spanish Ministry for education
/ref> The City Council of Algeciras, in recognition of his work, formed the José Luis Cano Municipal Foundation of Culture. In 2001 this foundation published Jose Luis Cano's ''Complete Poems'' and in 2002 ''Los Cuadernos de Velintonia (Velintonia's Papers)'', both Alejandro Sanz editions. In March 1995, José Luis Cano became involved in the campaign to protect the home of Vicente Aleixandre at 3 Velintonia Street and support the property since the poet's death. The Association of Vicente Aleixandre's Friends promote the work and memory of the writer and

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winner (1984), a leading light of the '

' José Luis Cano died in

in 1999. Profile
in ''

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'' 26 October 2004

Selected works

* 1942 ''Sonetos de la bahía (Sonnets of the bay)'' * 1945 ''Voz de la muerte (Voice of death)'' * 1945 ''Las alas perseguidoras (The Pursued Wings'') * 1955 ''Otoño en Málaga y otros poemas (Autumn in Málaga and other poems'') * 1962 ''Luz del tiempo (Light of time)'' * 1964 ''Poesía. 1942-1962'' (Poetry 1942-1962) * 1978 ''Poemas para Susana (poems for Suzanna'') *''La generación del 27 (The

generation of '27 The Generation of '27 () was an influential group of poets that arose in Spain, Spanish literary circles between 1923 and 1927, essentially out of a shared desire to experience and work with avant-garde forms of art and poetry. Their first form ...

)'' *''

: biografia ilustrada. (Antonio Machado: an illustrated biography'') *'' Vicente Aleixandre'' *''Antología de la nueva poesía española (An anthology of new Spanish poetry'') *'' García Lorca'' *''García Lorca: biografía ilustrada (García Lorca: an illustrated biography)''

References

External links

Profile in ''El Pais''
26 October 2004
World Catalogue
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