Key Points

• His poetry represented a great renewal of the traditions of Spanish poetry

• Wrote mostly in free verse

• He has a phase of poetry highly surrealistic

• Uses abundantly symbols that represent the earth and the sea

• His tone is often melancholic

• A more positive poetry is developed towards the end of his life

Relevant Works

• La destrucción o el amor

• Sombra del Paraíso

• La ciudad y los perros

• La guerra del fin del mundo

• Pasión de la Tierra

• Nombre escondido