Fernando Nieto Cadena (Quito, March 29, 1947 – Villahermosa, Mexico, March of 2017) was an Ecuadorian poet. In the 1970s he founded the literary group Sicoseo, which consisted of writers such as Fernando Artieda, Jorge Velasco Mackenzie, Jorge Martillo and Raúl Vallejo. In 1978 he moved to Mexico, returning to Ecuador on only two occasions. In 1989 he was awarded the Jorge Carrera Andrade Prize for his poetry book “Los des(en)tierros del caminante.”
Video tribute to Fernando Nieto Cadena
The XI Carlos Pellicer Cámara Ibero-American Poetry Conference (Mexico) with Ecuadorian poet Fernando Nieto Cadena, Parts 1, 2, 3
Works
Selected Poetry Books
- Tanteos de ciego al mediodía (1971)
- A la muerte a la muerte (1973)
- De buenas a primeras (1976)
- Prólogo para la introducción de una imposible elegía a un gatoglobo por más señas (1977)
- Somos asunto de muchísimas personas (1985)
- Los des(en)tierros del caminante (1989)
- Duro con ella (1996)
Short Stories
- Si quieres los vuelvo a escribir (1971)