Francisca Aguirre

Aguirre also won the National Prize for Spanish Literature in November 2018.

• Name — Francisca Aguirre • Born — 27 October 1930 • Birthplace — Alicante, Spain • Died — 13 April 2019 • Place of death — Madrid, Spain • Occupation — Poet and writer • Parents — Lorenzo Aguirre

Aguirre was born in Alicante, the daughter of noted painter Lorenzo Aguirre. When she was young, Aguirre and her family fled to France due to the Spanish Civil War and were forced to live in political exile. Due to the German invasion of France during World War II, Aguirre's family returned to Spain where her father was killed under Francisco Franco's regime. She was married to fellow poet Félix Grande from 1963 until his death in 2014. In 1965, Aguirre and Grande had a daughter, poet and essayist Guadalupe Grande. She was an aunt of poet Carlos Martínez Aguirre. Her works have been translated into English, French, and Italian. Aguirre died in Madrid on 13 April 2019, at the age of 88.

• Ithaca (1972); English translation: Ithaca (2004) • La otra musica (1972): English translation: The Other Music: Selected Poems from the 1970s (2011) • Espejito, espejito (1995) • Triste asombro (2001) • Que planche Rosa Luxemburgo (2002) • Ensayo general Poesia completa 1966-2000 (2000) • La herida absurda (2006) • Nanas para dormir desperdicios (2007) • Historia de una anatomia (2010) • Los maestros cantores (2011) • Detrás de los espejos: Antología 1973-2010 (2013) • Qué mar somos (2019) • Prenda de abrigo (2019) • Pavana del desasosiego • Los trescientos escalones

Francisca Aguirre is recorded with the occupation writer. Recorded as a citizen of Spain.