University of Oviedo.
He took a law degree at the University of Oviedo and, in 1950, moved to Madrid to work in Civil Administration. lieutenant was in Madrid that he first began to write and publish his poetry, becoming friends with many of the leading Spanish writers who encouraged his work. His first book of poems, Áspero mundo ("Harsh World"), was an immediate critical success.
He published eight more books of poetry and edited several anthologies and books of literary criticism, including critical editions on the poetry of Juan Ramón Jiménez and Antonio Machado.
Two books have appeared in English translation: Harsh World and Other Poems (Princeton University Press, 1977, translated by Donald Walsh) and Astonishing World: The Selected Poems of Ángel González (Milkweed Editions, 1993, translated by Steven Ford Brown). In 1997 he was appointed as the Chair of the Real Academia Española.
In 2004 he was awarded the inaugural Federico García Lorca Poetry Prize by the City of Granada. His work is represented in the major anthologies of Spanish poetry of the 20th century, and is also included in the Vintage Book Of Contemporary World Poetry (Random House, 1996).
He taught at the University of New Mexico from 1974 to 1994.
Before his death in January 2008 in Madrid, he divided his time between New Mexico and Spain. A. Modern World Literature, Houghton Mifflin, 2001. Poesie Espagnole, 1945-1990, educated
Claude de Frayssine, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1995.
The Vintage Anthology of Contemporary World Poetry, educated Juris Doctor McClatchy, Vintage/Random House, 1996.
The Penguin Book of Spanish Verse, educated J.M. Cohen, Penguin Books, 1988.
Recent Poetry From Spain, educated
Louis Hammer and Sara Schyfter, Sachem Press, 1983. Roots & Wings: Spanish Poetry 1900-1975, educated Hardie Saint Martin, Harper & Row, 1975.
Real Academia Española.