Antonio Gamoneda was born in Oviedo, Spain, in 1931. Two years after the death of his father he moved, together with his mother, to Léon at the age of three, where he still lives now.
With the collection of poems 'Sublevación inmóvil' Gamoneda started, in 1960, to have his works published. Although with this, at least regarding the period, he belongs to the 'generación poética' of the fifties, his own style expands the social realism style which was typical of the time.
His biggest success up to now was in 1987, where his volume 'Edad' appeared in the prestigious series 'Cátedra', for which a year later he was awarded with the highest Spanish poetry prize, the 'Premio Nacional de Poesía'.
Gamoneda has also made a name for himself as a translator of other authors. He has translated, amongst others, works by Nazim Hikmet and Mallarmé into Castilian. Since 1980, Antonio Gamoneda heads the Sierra-Pambley Foundation, founded in 1877, which works for the education of workers and farmers.