(Cali, 1944) Poet, essayist and professor. He studied Philosophy and Literature at the University of the Andes before completing his Masters in Literature at the Potifical Xavierian University. In 1972, he co-founded the poetry magazine
Golde de Dados. He was awarded the National Poetry Prize in 1977. His works include:
Morir lleva un nobre corriente, Guirnalda entre despojos, En el solar de las gracias, La caza, Las voces del vigía, Poemas escritos a lápiz en un viejo cuaderno, Caballero en la Orden de la Desesperanza, and
Antología mínima del doncel, among others.