Pablo de Rokha Biography | Poet

Pablo de Rokha is a Chilean poet born October 17, 1894 in Licantén, Chile ; died September 10, 1968 in Santiago, Chile. He won the Chilean Premio Nacional de Literatura (National Literature Prize in 1965 and is counted among the The four greats of Chilean poetry, along with Pablo Neruda, Vicente Huidobro and Gabriela Mistral. He is considered an avant-garde poet and an influential figure in the poetry scene of his country.