Rafael Cadenas (born 8 April 1930 Barquisimeto, Lara) is a Venezuelan poet, and essayist. He taught for many years at the Central University of Venezuela.
Conac's essay prize (1984).National Prize for Literature (Poetry)(Venezuela, 1985).Juan Antonio Pérez Bonalde's International Prize of Poetry (1992).Guggenheim Fellowship (1986).Honorary degree from the University of the Andes, Venezuela (2001).Honorary degree from the Central University of Venezuela (2005).Guadalajara's International Book Fair prize of literature (Romance languages) (México, 2009)García Lorca Prize (2015)
Cantos iniciales (1946)Una isla (1958)Los cuadernos del destierro (1960, 2001)"Derrota" (1963)Falsas maniobras (1966)Tiempo Del Machete (1969)Intemperie (1977)Memorial (1977) Bilingual Edition (Spanish to English)Amante (1983)Dichos (1992)Gestiones (1992)Antología (1958–1993) (1996), (1999)Amante (bid & co. editor, 2002)Poemas selectos (bid & co. editor, 2004, 2006, 2009)Amant (bid & co. editor, 2004) [trad. al francés de "Amante")Lover (bid & co. editor, 2004, 2009)El taller de al lado (bid & co. editor, 2005)Sobre abierto (2012)
Literatura y vida (1972)Realidad y literatura (1979)Apuntes sobre San Juan de la Cruz y la mística (1977, 1995)La barbarie civilizada (1981)Anotaciones (1983)Reflexiones sobre la ciudad moderna (1983)En torno al lenguaje (1984)Sobre la enseñanza de la literatura en la Educación Media (1998)
