Alí Chumacero

Alí Chumacero Lora (July 9, 1918 in Acaponeta, Nayarit) is a notable Mexican poet.

He was the joint editor of "Tierra Nueva" magazine from 1940 to 1942. Also, he at one point was the editor of "Letras de México " as well of "El Hijo Pródigo" and "México en la cultura" (the cultural supplement of the newspaper "Novedades").

Between 1952 and 1953 he received scholarships for the Colegio de México and for the Mexican Center of Writers. He has been a member of the Mexican Academy of Language since 1964.

A strict and conscious poet who writes with much discipline, he has written several works: "Desert Of Dreams" (1944), "Exiled Images" (1948), and "Words In Rest" (1956). He received a national tribute for his third book, "Words In Rest", for its cultural work and poetic creation in 1996. Currently he is an advisor for the Fondo de Cultura Económica, editor of "La cultura en México" (a magazine supplement), and the editor for the cultural supplement for the "Ovaciones" newspaper.

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