Carlos Germán Belli
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Carlos Germán Belli de La Torre (born September 15 1927 in Lima
) is a Peru
vian poet
of Italian
parentage. He won the Premio Iberoamericano de Poesía Pablo Neruda in 2006 which was awarded by the Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes de Chile. Belli has been nominated for the Nobel Prize in 2007.
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
) is a Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
of Italian
Italy
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parentage. He won the Premio Iberoamericano de Poesía Pablo Neruda in 2006 which was awarded by the Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes de Chile. Belli has been nominated for the Nobel Prize in 2007.