Victoriano Crémer
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Victoriano Crémer was a Spanish poet, journalist
and "official chronicler of the city of León, Spain
." The Latin American Herald Tribune described Cremer as Spain's "longest lived poet" in 2009.
Crémer, born in Burgos
, co-founded the literary magazine
Espadaña
(Bell Tower) with Gonzalez de Lama and Eugenio de Nora during the height of the Spanish Civil War
. The magazine published work by poets including Blas de Otero, César Vallejo
and Pablo Neruda
.
Some of Crémer's best known works include Tiempo de Soledad (Time of Solitude), Nuevos Cantos de Vida y Esperanza (New Songs of Life and Hope), and Libro de Cain (The Book of Cain). Crémer won a Jaime Gil de Biedma
Poetry Prize in 2008 for his writing, El Ultimo Jinete (The Last Horseman).
Crémer was admitted to a hospital in León in June 2009. He died in León, Spain
, on June 27, 2009, due to complications of old age at the age of 102.
Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
, himself a resident of León, issued a condolence message in which he expressed "deep sorrow" and applauded Cremer whose literature
guided Spain during "some very tough times in our history." Zapatero called Crémer a "cultural activist."
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and "official chronicler of the city of León, Spain
León, Spain
León is the capital of the province of León in the autonomous community of Castile and León, situated in the northwest of Spain. Its city population of 136,985 makes it the largest municipality in the province, accounting for more than one quarter of the province's population...
." The Latin American Herald Tribune described Cremer as Spain's "longest lived poet" in 2009.
Crémer, born in Burgos
Burgos
Burgos is a city of northern Spain, historic capital of Castile. It is situated at the edge of the central plateau, with about 178,966 inhabitants in the city proper and another 20,000 in its suburbs. It is the capital of the province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León...
, co-founded 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...
Espadaña
Espadaña
Espadaña is a sparsely populated village and municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. It is located 56 kilometres from the provincial capital city of Salamanca and has a population of 49 people...
(Bell Tower) with Gonzalez de Lama and Eugenio de Nora during the height of the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
. The magazine published work by poets including Blas de Otero, César Vallejo
César Vallejo
César Abraham Vallejo Mendoza was a Peruvian poet. Although he published only three books of poetry during his lifetime, he is considered one of the great poetic innovators of the 20th century in any language. Thomas Merton called him "the greatest universal poet since Dante"...
and Pablo Neruda
Pablo Neruda
Pablo Neruda was the pen name and, later, legal name of the Chilean poet, diplomat and politician Neftalí Ricardo Reyes Basoalto. He chose his pen name after Czech poet Jan Neruda....
.
Some of Crémer's best known works include Tiempo de Soledad (Time of Solitude), Nuevos Cantos de Vida y Esperanza (New Songs of Life and Hope), and Libro de Cain (The Book of Cain). Crémer won a Jaime Gil de Biedma
Jaime Gil de Biedma
Jaime Gil de Biedma y Alba was a Spanish post-Civil War poet.He was born in Nava de la Asunción on November 13, 1929. He stopped writing poetry some ten years before his death...
Poetry Prize in 2008 for his writing, El Ultimo Jinete (The Last Horseman).
Crémer was admitted to a hospital in León in June 2009. He died in León, Spain
León, Spain
León is the capital of the province of León in the autonomous community of Castile and León, situated in the northwest of Spain. Its city population of 136,985 makes it the largest municipality in the province, accounting for more than one quarter of the province's population...
, on June 27, 2009, due to complications of old age at the age of 102.
Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party . He was elected for two terms as Prime Minister of Spain, in the 2004 and 2008 general elections. On 2 April 2011 he announced he will not stand for re-election in 2012...
, himself a resident of León, issued a condolence message in which he expressed "deep sorrow" and applauded Cremer whose literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
guided Spain during "some very tough times in our history." Zapatero called Crémer a "cultural activist."