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| Born | Carlos Ignacio Díaz Loyola 17 October 1894[1] Licantén, Chile |
| Died | 10 September 1968 (aged 73) Santiago, Chile |
| Occupation | Poet, teacher |
| Notable awards | Premio Nacional de Literatura in 1965 (Chile) |
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Pablo de Rokha (born Carlos Ignacio Díaz Loyola; 17 October 1894 – 10 September 1968)[2] was a Chilean poet. He won the Chilean Premio Nacional de Literatura (National Literature Prize) in 1965 and is counted among the four greats of Chilean poetry, along with Pablo Neruda, Vicente Huidobro and Gabriela Mistral. De Rokha is considered an avant-garde poet and an influential figure in the poetry scene of his country.[3][4]
- ^ Chile Civil Registration https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2S2-FXD2
- ^ url https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2S2-FXD2
- ^ Talking with Urayoán Noel about translating the wondrous Chilean poet Pablo de Rokha www.poetryfoundation.org on Monday, 26 September 2011 by Harriet Staff, retrieved 19 September 2013
- ^ Corrected date of birth and date of death. Source: Pablo de Rokha. Genio del pueblo, p. 341. ISBN 978-956-141673-4. Corrected by Mariana Romo-Carmona