Prof. Alvaro Miranda, born in Santa Marta, Colombia (1945- ) is a poet and novelist. His degree in Philosophy and Literature is from the Universidad de La Salle, Bogotá.
After publishing numerous works in collective volumes, his first book, Indiada, appeared in 1971. Founder of the literary magazine El papagayo de cristal, he has directed the literary journal Verso libre(1989) and is the recipient of such literary awards as the Premio Nacional de Poesía in 1981 from the Universidad de Antioquia for Los escritos de don Sancho Jimeno.
A. Miranda has written one of the most in-depth analyses of the poetic works of Alvaro Figueredo: “Alvaro Figueredo: caminos abiertos a golpes de luz” (http://letras-uruguay.espaciolatino.com/miranda_alvaro/alvaro_figueredo.htm)