The poet Antonio Martínez Sarrión was born on February 1, 1939 in the city of Albacete, in Spain.
He completed his primary and secondary studies in his hometown, later enrolling at the University of Murcia, where he studied Law.
In 1963 he moved to Madrid, and began to work as a civil servant. However, Antonio had a great vocation for writing, and in 1974 he began to direct a poetry magazine, “The Spanish and Hispano-American Poetic Illustration”, A task that he performs for two years.
In 1967 he published his first poetic work, “Theater of operations”. The following year, he began to make himself known when the critic José María Castellet wrote the book “Nine brand new Spanish poets“, In which works are compiled by what he considers to be the most innovative poets of the 1960s.
Martínez Sarrión is one of these nine poets that appear in the book, which enshrines him. In 1970 he published other poetic works, such as “Guidelines for conspirators”, followed by other works such as “Eight Elegies with Foot in Ancient Verses“,” Sad song for a flock of heterodox “or” The inaccessible center “. His poetry has sometimes been classified as surreal.
Noteworthy among his work is a trilogy of his memoirs, three works that bear the titles of “Childhood and corruption“,”A youth” Y “Jazz and rainy days”, In which he reviews the different stages of his life.
He has translated a large number of works by French authors, including Victor Hugo and Charles Baudelaire. The translation of the latter’s work “The flowers of Evil”Is considered one of the best of all those that have been carried out. His translations earned him the Stendhal Prize for Translation in 1990.
Antonio Martínez Sarrión is also a great fan of the seventh art, which is why he participated many times in the small screen program “This movie theater is so big”, Presented by director José María Garci.
Among the rest of the works not mentioned, some stand out such as “The wax that burns”, “Fences and sieges“,”Dreams that money does not buy“,” Avatars of a chicken coop “,”Horizon from the roadstead“Or” Last faith. “