The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed 95-year-old poet wins top Spanish literary award Uruguayan poet Ida Vitale, 95, on Thursday won the Cervantes Prize, the most prestigious literary award in the Spanish-speaking world, Spain's Culture Minister Jose Guirao announced. https://www.thelocal.es/20181116/uruguayan-poet-95-wins-top-spanish-literary-award Fri, 16 Nov 2018 11:34:52 +0100 uruguayan-poet-95-wins-top-spanish-literary-award Poem by hipster hero angers Barcelona police Police in Barcelona are up in arms about the placement of a street poster containing an "offensive" work by American poet Charles Bukowski. https://www.thelocal.es/20160513/poem-by-hipster-icon-angers-barcelona-police Fri, 13 May 2016 18:50:37 +0200 poem-by-hipster-icon-angers-barcelona-police Google honours Spanish poetry great The internet search engine Google has marked the 115th anniversary of the birth of the famous Spanish poet Federico García Lorca with one of its famous home page 'doodles', or logos commemorating important holidays and events. https://www.thelocal.es/20130605/google-home-page-honours-top-spanish-poet Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:01:00 +0200 google-home-page-honours-top-spanish-poet