Madrid poet Abraham Gragera receives the Francisco de Quevedo Poetry Prize 2026, worth €10,000, for the book 'La domesticación'.
The Madrid poet Abraham Gragera has received the Francisco de Quevedo Poetry Prize 2026, worth €10,000, for his poetry collection 'La domesticación', published in 2025 by the publisher Pre-Textos. As reported by Madrid Actual, the award is granted by the Madrid City Council.
The prize is part of the Villa Awards and recognises the quality of a poetry book in Spanish written by an author born in Madrid or closely linked to the city, according to the City Council.
The delegate for Culture, Tourism and Sport, Marta Rivera de la Cruz, highlighted the recognition as a way to promote contemporary poetry.
With the Francisco de Quevedo Prize, Madrid recognises the talent of our poets and the ability of literature to enrich our cultural life.
The delegate described Gragera's work as “a new demonstration of the vitality of poetry written in Spanish.”
Gragera, born in Madrid in 1973 and also linked to Montijo (Badajoz), is also a translator of poetry. His books include Adiós a la época de los grandes caracteres (2005), El tiempo menos solo (2012) and O Futuro (2017), with which he won the award for best book of the year from the Guild of Booksellers of Madrid and the Madrid Critics' Prize. He has translated Louise Glück, W. S. Merwin and Emily Dickinson.
La domesticación has also received the National Poetry Prize Meléndez Valdés, corresponding to books published in 2024 and 2025.
The Francisco de Quevedo Poetry Prize was created in 1973, ceased to be awarded in 2011, and was revived by the Madrid City Council in 2021 to promote poetic creation. Since then, it has been awarded to Fernando Beltrán, Álvaro Tato, Esperanza López Parada, Ignacio Elguero de Olavide, and Clara Janés, the latter with Del imposible adiós in 2025.
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