Ramón Palomares

David Ramón Sánchez Palomares (7 May 1935 – 4 March 2016) was a Venezuelan poet, born in Escuque. In 1975 received the National Prize for Literature; in 2006 the first Víctor Valera Mora International Prize for Poetry; and in 2010 the Ibero-America Award for Literature.[1]

Ramón Palomares

For 1952 worked as teacher in the San Cristóbal Normal School. Six years later, graduated as Professor of Literature in the Pedagogical Institute of Caracas. Taught in secondary schools in Nueva Esparta and Trujillo states, also in the capital city, Caracas. In the University of the Andes graduates in Literature.

His first poetry book: El Reino (The Kingdom) (1958), is sponsored by the intellectual group Sardio. In 1963 was part of the aesthetic movement El Techo de la Ballena, and participates as editor in the magazine Rayado sobre el Techo. In 1964, in the city of Boconó, is published his book Paisano. The same year come up with the poem El ahogado (The drowned), with the art of Mateo Manaure. In 1965 was awarded with the Municipal Poetry Prize of Caracas by Paisano, and presents Honras Fúnebres (Funeral).

In September 1966, his first child Maria Sanchez was born.

For the celebration of the 400th anniversary of Caracas, wrote the poem Santiago de León de Caracas (1967), that recreates moments of city's history. In 1975 received the National Prize for Literature for Adiós Escuque (Goodbye Escuque). In 1991, the first Mariano Picón Salas Biennial of literature, tribute his career. In 1997 the VI Poetry Week, organized by the Juan Antonio Pérez Bonalde Foundation, is also a homage Palomares.

On 14 June 2001, earned an honorary degree from the University of the Andes, along with poets Rafael Cadenas and Juan Sánchez Peláez. He resided in the city of Mérida until his death on 4 March 2016.