José Luis Vega (born June 18, 1948) is a Puerto Rican poet, essayist, and academic. He is considered one of the leading voices in contemporary Caribbean and Hispanic poetry. His literary career spans more than five decades, with published works in poetry, literary criticism, and language education. His poetry, characterized by lyrical intensity and cultural resonance, has been translated into several languages including English, French, Portuguese, Romanian, and Russian. Vega has also served as director of the Puerto Rican Academy of the Spanish Language and has received prestigious honors such as the Order of Isabella the Catholic and the Order of Gabriela Mistral.
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