Concept
The Premio Adonáis, or Adonais Prize for Poetry, is awarded annually in Spain by Ediciones RIALP to an unpublished Spanish language poem. Runners-up are also recognized. Named after the collection of the same name, the Adonais Prize was created in 1943 (a year before the Premio Nadal) by the publishing house Biblioteca Hispánica, which was then directed by Juan Gerrero Ruiz, best friend of Juan Ramón Jiménez. In 1946, the Prize was placed in the hands of Ediciones RIALP, which has maintained it to this day. In its first few years, the Prize contributed to the rise of major poets of the Spanish postwar period. The Adonais is similar to the Premio Hiperión, which also promotes young authors. The prize is awarded in December of each year. 1943. José Suárez Carreño (Spain), Edad del hombre; Vicente Gaos (Spain), Arcángel de mi noche; Alfonso Moreno (Spain), El vuelo de la carne. 1944. Not awarded. 1945. Not awarded. 1946. Not awarded. 1947. José Hierro (Spain), Alegría. Runners-up: Concha Zardoya (Chile-Spain), Dominio del llanto; Eugenio de Nora (Spain), Contemplación del tiempo; Julio Mauri (Spain), Los años. 1948. Not awarded. 1949. Ricardo Molina (Spain), Corimbo. Runners-up: Juan Ruiz Peña (Spain), Vida del poeta; Ramón de Garcisol (Spain), Defensa del hombre. 1950. José García Nieto (Spain), Dama de soledad. Runners-up: Javier de Bengoechea (Spain), Habitada claridad; Carlos Salomón (Spain), La sed. 1951. Lorenzo Gomis (Spain), El caballo. Runners-up: José Manuel Caballero Bonald (Spain), Las adivinaciones; Alfonso Albalá (Spain), Umbral de armonía; Julián Andúgar (Spain), La soledad y el encuentro; Luis López Anglada (Spain), La vida conquistada. 1952. Antonio Fernández Spencer (Dominican Republic), Bajo la luz del día. Runners-up: Salvador Pérez Valiente (Spain), Por tercera vez; Susana March (Spain), La tristeza; Jaime Ferrán (Spain), Desde esta orilla; Jesús López Pacheco (Spain), Dejad crecer este silencio. 1953. Claudio Rodríguez (Spain), Don de la ebriedad.