Alfredo J. Ramos Campos

Alfredo J. Ramos is a Spanish poet and editor born in Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, Spain in 1954.[1]

He was awarded a Bachelor of Information Science from the Complutense University in Madrid.

His first book of poetry, Esquinas del destierro (Corners of Exile) (1976), is a neo-romantic work and obtained a runner-up for the Adonais prize for unknown poets.[1] He also wrote Territorio de gestos fugitivos (Territory of Fugitive Gestures) in 1980.[1] With El sol de medianoche (The Midnight Sun) (1986), he won the Castilla-La Mancha Prize of Poetry. He is also editor and writer of the famous Espasa encyclopedia, the general encyclopedia printed in most of the world, with almost 200 volumes.

Ramos has also written many travelogue books, among them on the cities of the Camino de Santiago.

Works edit

Poetry edit

  • Esquinas del destierro. Ediciones Rialp. 1976. ISBN 978-84-321-1852-4.
  • Territorio de gestos fugitivos. Madrid: Colectivo La Troje. 1980. ISBN 978-84-300-3757-5.
  • El sol de medianoche. Servicio de Publicaciones de la Junta de Castila-La Mancha. 1988. ISBN 978-84-7788-028-8.

Travel edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Martos, Luis Jiménez (1989). Antología general de Adonáis (1969-1989). Esquemas (Rialp). Vol. 3. Ediciones Rialp. p. 21. ISBN 978-84-321-2518-8. Retrieved 13 February 2010.