Tomás Vargas Osorio

Tomás Vargas Osorio (1908–1941) was a Colombian poet, often associated with the piedracielismo movement. He was born in Oiba, Santander and died of cancer at the age of 33, just one year after publishing a major work Regreso de la muerte.[1]

Despite dying young, he was a prolific writer, publishing, in addition to poetry, short stories and essays. He also worked as a journalist for various newspapers. He also held political positions; he was a deputy for Santander in 1937 and two years later he held a seat in the House of Representatives. That same year, 1939, he founded and directed the newspaper El Día.[2]

The Premio Nacional de Poesía Tomás Vargas Osorio was founded in his memory in 2016.[3] He is also the subject of a RTVC documentary, titled Un tierra seca, sin nombre.