Baltasar del Alcázar (1530 in Seville, Spain–16 February 1606 in Ronda) was a Spanish poet. He was the sixth child of Luis del Alcázar. His poetry was about life and love, most of it spiced with a keen sense of humor.
Works
A short example of his poetry is Tres Cosas (Three Things):
Epigrams
A un giboso de delante
A una mujer escuálida
Constanza
Dios nos guarde
Doña Valentina
El estudiante (The Student) Hiere la hermosa Elvira... Entraron en una danza... (El baile) Job La capa (The Hat) La nariz de Clara Los ojos de Ana Salir por pies Preso de amores Su modo de vivir en la vejez Una cena jocosa Yo acuerdo revelaros un secreto.
Sonnets
A Cristo
Al amor
Cercada está mi alma de contrarios
Di, rapaz mentiroso.
Other
Cena jocosa
Diálogo entre dos perrillos
Diálogo entre un galán y el eco
Consejos a una viuda.
Notes
External links
Poesía de Baltasar del Alcazar web site with many poems written by Baltasar del Alcázar (in Spanish). It also has audio files.
Audio of Una cena jocosa, recorded by Adolfo Marsillach — palabravirtual.com . Digital works of Alcázar at the Biblioteca Digital Hispánica (Hispanic Digital Library) of the National Library of Spain