Ángel González (Spain)
was born in 1925 in Oviedo, Spain. He is the author of Áspero
mundo, Grado Elemental, Palabra sobre palabra
and Tratado de urbanismo, among others. Astonishing
World: the Selected Poems of Ángel González
was published in 1993 by Milkweed Editions. The recipient of
numerous honors, including the Antonio Machado Prize, the Salerno
International Poetry Prize, and the Premio Principe de Asturias
de Las Letras award, Ángel González is a professor
of contemporary Spanish literature at the University of New Mexico.
