Jorge Eduardo Eielson, a versatile artist

Eielson belonged to the Generation of 50 of our literature. He was a poet and painter who experimented with the poetry and the painting. He was born in Lima in 1924. In 1948, he travelled to Europe and established in Milan; he never returned to our country. His poetry presents a simple, but deep language. One of his better books is Habitación en Roma, which treats of the human condition in a modern city. He has got several prizes for his work. He died in Milan in 2006.