Marco Martos Carrera 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...

 and the President of the Academia Peruana de la Lengua. It's assumed from critics to be one of the most important persons of the Peruvian "60's generation". Critics also appoints that he uses a simple way of expression with an ironic way to project the life. We can find in his work topics like 'loneliness' and 'existentialism'.

He received a PhD from the National University of San Marcos

National University of San Marcos

The National University of San Marcos is the most important and respected higher-education institution in Peru. Its main campus, the University City, is located in Lima...

in Lima, became a professor there as well, and now is the Director of the Graduate School of Humanities.

He won in 1960, the Nacional Award of Poetry. His poetry had been translated and published in different languages: English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.

Poetry

• Casa nuestra. (Our house) (Lima: Ediciones de la Rama Florida. 1965)
• Cuaderno de quejas y contentamientos. (Lima: CMB. 1969)
• Donde no se ama. (Lima: Milla Batres. 1974)
• Carpe diem. (Lima: Haraui. 1979)
• Carpe diem/El silbo de los aires amorosos. (Lima: CEPES. 1981)
• Muestra de arte rupestre. (Lima: Instituto Nacional de Cultura. 1990)
• Cabellera de Berenice. (Trujillo: SEA-Municipalidad Provincial de Trujillo-Casa del artista. 1991)
• Al leve reino. (Obra poética 1965-1996) (Lima: Peisa. 1996)
• El mar de las tinieblas. (Sea of shadows) (Lima: El Caballo Rojo-Atenea. 1999)
• Sílabas de la música. (Lima: LIRSUR. 2002)
• El monje de Praga. (Lima: Hipocampo. 2003)
• Jaque perpetuo. (Lima: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. 2003)
• Dondoneo. (Lima: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. 2004)
• Aunque es de noche. (Lima: Hipocampo. 2006)
• Poemario Dante y Virgilio. Iban oscuros en la profunda noche. (Lima: Universidad San Martín de Porres. 2008)