Lorenzo Varela

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Xesús Lorenzo Varela Vázquez (August 10, 1917 in Havana – November 25, 1978 in Madrid) was a Galician poet.

## Life[edit]

Varela was born in a boat, while his parents, emigrants from Galicia, were going to Havana, Cuba. Some people consider it to be a kind of prophecy, as Varela lived in exile for most of his life.

Varela returned to Galicia and grew up in Lugo. He was an active member of the Federación de Mocedades Galeguistas (Federation of Galician Youth).

In 1934 Varela moved to Madrid, where he contacted with the group PAN (Poetas Andantes y Navegantes, literally Walking and Sailing Poets -- note that the abbreviation makes reference to Pan, a Greek god, and is also the Spanish and Galician word for bread) and with Misións Pedagóxicas (Pedagogic Missions). He also joined the Communist Party of Spain (Partido Comunista de España or PCE).

After the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), Varela left Spain, exiling himself first in France and then, in May 1939, in Mexico. He moved to Buenos Aires in 1941, where he made contact with other exiled Galicians and emigrants from Galicia. He would publish most of his poetry, in the Galician language, while in Argentina.

In May 1976, after the death of caudillo Francisco Franco, Varela decided to return to Spain. He finally settled in Madrid, where he lived until his death two years later.

The Día das Letras Galegas ("Galician Literature Day") was dedicated to him in 2005.

## Works[edit]

* Catro poemas galegos pra catro grabados, 1944
* Lonxe, 1954
* Federico García Lorca. Canciones y Poemas. Selection of poems by García Lorca read by Lorenzo Varela. Recording by Discos Qualiton QH-2000/2001
* Poesías, 1979
* Poesía galega, 1990

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Authors honoured on Galician Literature Day

* Rosalía de Castro (1963)
* Alfonso Daniel Rodríguez Castelao (1964)
* Eduardo Pondal (1965)
* Francisco Añón Paz (1966)
* Manuel Curros Enríquez (1967)
* Florentino López Cuevillas (1968)
* Antonio Noriega Varela (1969)
* Marcial Valladares Núñez (1970)
* Gonzalo López Abente (1971)
* Valentín Lamas Carvajal (1972)
* Manuel Lago González (1973)
* Xoán V. Viqueira Cortón (1974)
* Xoán Manuel Pintos Villar (1975)
* Ramón Cabanillas (1976)
* Antón Villar Ponte (1977)
* Antonio López Ferreiro (1978)
* Manuel Antonio Pérez (1979)
* Alfonso X of Castile (1980)
* Vicente Risco (1981)
* Luís Amado Carballo (1982)
* Manuel Leiras Pulpeiro (1983)
* Armando Cotarelo Valledor (1984)
* Antón Losada Diéguez (1985)
* Aquilino Iglesia Alvariño (1986)
* Francisca Herrera Garrido (1987)
* Ramón Otero Pedrayo (1988)
* Celso Emilio Ferreiro (1989)
* Luís Pimentel (1990)
* Álvaro Cunqueiro (1991)
* Fermín Bouza-Brey (1992)
* Eduardo Blanco Amor (1993)
* Luís Seoane (1994)
* Rafael Dieste (1995)
* Xesús Ferro Couselo (1996)
* Ánxel Fole (1997)
* Martín Codax / Johan de Cangas / Mendinho (1998)
* Roberto Blanco Torres (1999)
* Manuel Murguía (2000)
* Eladio Rodríguez (2001)
* Frei Martín Sarmiento (2002)
* Antón Avilés de Taramancos (2003)
* Xaquín Lorenzo (2004)
* Lorenzo Varela (2005)
* Manuel Lugrís Freire (2006)
* María Mariño (2007)
* Xosé María Álvarez Blázquez (2008)
* Ramón Piñeiro López (2009)
* Uxío Novoneyra (2010)
* Lois Pereiro (2011)
* Valentín Paz-Andrade (2012)
* Roberto Vidal Bolaño (2013)
* Xosé María Díaz Castro (2014)
* Xosé Filgueira Valverde (2015)
* Manuel María (2016)
* Carlos Casares (2017)
* María Victoria Moreno (2018)
* Antón Fraguas (2019)
* Ricardo Carballo Calero (2020)
* Xela Arias (2021)
* Florencio Delgado (2022)
* Francisco Fernández del Riego (2023)

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