Guillermo Saavedra

Guillermo Aníbal Saavedra, born October 7 1960, is an Argentine poet, editor and journalist.

One of the most important Argentine poets of his generation, Saavedra has published the books Caracol (Último Reino, 1989), Tentativas sobre Cage (La Marca, 1995) and El velador (Bajo La Luna Nueva, 1998). He also authored the poetry books for children Pancitas argentinas (Alfaguara, 2000) and Cenicienta no escarmienta (Alfaguara, 2003); a book with his interviews with Argentine writers: La curiosidad impertinente (Beatriz Viterbo, 1993); and the anthologies: Cuentos de historia argentina (Alfaguara, 1998), La pena del aire (poemas de Ricardo E. Molinari, Mondadori, 2000), Cuentos escogidos de Andrés Rivera (Alfaguara, 2000), Mi cuento favorito (Alfaguara, 2000), Cuentos de escritoras argentinas (Alfaguara, 2001), and four anthologies included in the series Vamos a leer published by the Argentine Secretary of Culture (2001). In 2001, he was awarded the Guggenheim grant.