Nicanor de Jesus Alejandro Reyes (Santa Elena, December 24, 1928) is an Ecuadorian poet. In 1967, he took First Prize in the Ismael Pérez Pazmiño Poetry Contest (for “Divagaciones”). In 2005, he published a collection of 33 poems entitled, “Anclas de la ternura,” among which “La guayaquileña bonita” [The Beautiful Guayaquilean Woman] is perhaps his best known poem. He has been a part of the House of Ecuadorian Culture of Guayas.
Parents
His parents were Pedro Alejandro and Gelasia Reyes.
Name variations
- Nicanor de Jesus Alejandro Reyes
- Nicanor de J. Alejandro Reyes
- Nicanor Alejandro Reyes
- Nicanor Reyes