Pedro Salinas
Pedro Salinas | |
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| Born | 27 November 1891 Madrid, Spain |
| Died | 4 December 1951 (aged 60) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Resting place | Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery in San Juan |
| Spouse | Margarita Bonmatí |
| Children | 2 |
Pedro Salinas y Serrano (27 November 1891 – 4 December 1951) was a Spanish poet, a member of the Generation of '27, as well as a university teacher, scholar and literary critic. In 1937, he delivered the Turnbull lectures at Johns Hopkins University. These were later published under the title Reality and the Poet in Spanish Poetry.