José María Souvirón was a Spanish poet, writer, and professor.

He was a member of the Generation of '27

Generation of '27

The Generation of '27 was an influential group of poets that arose in 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 formal meeting took place in Seville in 1927 to mark the 300th...

, an influential group of Spanish poets. He was the founder of the literary magazine

Literary magazine

A literary magazine is a periodical devoted to literature in a broad sense. Literary magazines usually publish short stories, poetry and essays along with literary criticism, book reviews, biographical profiles of authors, interviews and letters...

 Ambos in Malaga (1923). He won the Miguel de Cervantes

Miguel de Cervantes

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was a Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright. His magnum opus, Don Quixote, considered the first modern novel, is a classic of Western literature, and is regarded amongst the best works of fiction ever written...

 Spanish National Prize for Literature (1967). He served as a professor at the Catholic University, Santiago, Chile

Santiago, Chile

Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...

, and held the Director Ramiro de Maeztu chair at the Instituto de Cultura Hispanica, Madrid

Madrid

Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...

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Poetry

• Gargola (1923)
• Conjunto (1928)
• Fuego a Bordo (1932)
• Plural Belleza (1936)
• Olvido Apasionado (1941)
• Tiempo Favorable (1948)
• El Solitario y la Tierra (1961)
• El Desalojado (1969)
• Poesia Entera (1973)

Novels

• La Luz no esta Lejos (1945)
• El Viento en las Ruinas (1946)
• La Danza y el Llanto (1952)
• Cristo en Torremolinos (1963)

Essays

• "Amarilis" (1935)
• "Compromiso y Desercion" (1959)
• "El Principe de Este Siglo. La Literatura Moderna y el Demonio" (1967)