Rafael Morales (poet)

Rafael Morales Casas
Born	(1919-07-31)July 31, 1919 Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, Spain
Died	June 29, 2005(2005-06-29) (aged 85) Madrid, Spain
Occupation	Poet
Notable work	Poemas del toro (1943)
Awards	Premio Nacional de Literatura (1954)

Rafael Morales Casas (31 July 1919 - 29 June 2005) was a Spanish poet.

He was a prominent poet in Spain. He is thought of as "One of the most often read and reprinted Spanish poets of the twentieth century." ^[1]

He was born in Talavera de la Reina in the province of Toledo, and studied in Madrid and Coimbra. Among his best-known work is the 1943 collection Poemas del toro. ^[2]

He was a professor at the University of Madrid.

Works

• Poemas del toro, M., Col. Adonais, 1943.
• El corazón y la tierra, Valladolid, Halcón, 1946.
• Los desterrados, M., Col. Adonais, 1947.
• Poemas del toro y otros versos, M., Afrodisio Aguado, 1949 (Prólogo de José María de Cossío).
• Canción sobre el asfalto, M., Los Poetas, 1954 (Premio Nacional de Literatura).
• Antología y pequeña historia de mis versos, M., Escelicer, 1958.
• La máscara y los dientes, M., Prensa Española, 1962.
• Poesías completas, M., Giner, 1967.
• La rueda y el viento, Salamanca, Álamo, 1971.
• Obra poética (1943-1981), M., Espasa-Calpe, 1982 (Con el libro inédito Prado de Serpientes. Prólogo de Claudio Rodríguez).
• Entre tantos adioses, Melilla, Rusadir, 1993.
• Obra poética completa (1943-1999), M., Calambur, 1999.
• Poemas de la luz y la palabra (2003).

References

1. "Rafael Morales | Research Starters | EBSCO Research". EBSCO. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
2. Center for Romanian studies - Rafael Morales