Juan Liscano, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Juan Liscano

Venezuelan writer

Date of Birth: 07-Jul-1914

Place of Birth: Caracas, Capital District, Venezuela

Date of Death: 17-Feb-2001

Profession: poet, literary critic

Nationality: Venezuela

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Juan Liscano Velutini (7 July 1915 – 17 February 2001) was a Venezuelan poet, folklorist, writer and critic.
Director of Monte Ávila Editores, among his poetic work emphasizes: Nuevo mundo Orinoco (1959), Cármenes (1966) and Fundaciones (1981).
Also wrote: Panorama de la literatura venezolana actual (1973) Espiritualidad y literatura: una relación tormentosa (1976), Los fuegos apagados (1990) and El origen sigue siendo (1991).
In 1990 published a personal Anthology, a route for his poetic trajectory.
He won the National Prize for Literature in 1951.