Carlos Martínez Aguirre
Carlos Martínez Aguirre (born 1974, in Madrid) is a Spanish poet and classical scholar. He is graduated in Classical Philology. He has been a Spanish teacher in the Cervantes Institute of Athens and a research student in the Institute of Byzantine Studies in the same city.[1] He was nominated for the Hyperion Prize for Poetry in 1997.
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| Born | 1974 |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation(s) | Poet and classical scholar |
| Notable work | La camarera del cine Doré y otros poemas |
| Parent | Antonio Martínez Menchén |
He is best known for his poems La camarera del cine Doré y otros poemas (1997), El peregrino (2014), El significado de las lágrimas (2020) and his autobiographical essay about the didactics of Classical Languages A Strange Odyssey. Confessions of a Classicist (2013).[2][3]
He is the son of writer Antonio Martínez Menchén, grandson of painter Lorenzo Aguirre, nephew of poet Francisca Aguirre and writer Andrés Sorel, and a cousin of poet Guadalupe Grande.
References
- Brief biography @ El País.
- Published works @ National Library of Spain.
- Book review @ The Patrologist.