Nicanor Parra

thumb|Nicanor Parra Nicanor Segundo Parra Sandoval (5 September 1914 – 23 January 2018) was a Chilean poet, mathematician, and physicist. Quotes I do physics in order to earn my living, and I do poetry in order to keep alive. Interview with The New York Times, June 27, 1968, p. 49 Rise in bread prices triggers another rise in bread prices. "Well, and now who will free us from our liberators?" We believe ourselves to be a country, yet the truth is that we are merely a landscape. For half a century, poetry was the paradise of the solemn fool—until I came along and set up my roller coaster. Time has erased everything like a white sandstorm. I am neither right-wing nor left-wing. I simply break with everything. To break the vicious circle, a gratuitous act is recommended. External links Category:1914 births Category:2018 deaths Category:Poets from Chile Category:Academics from Chile Category:Mathematicians from Chile Category:Physicists from Chile Category:Centenarians