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.

[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 Una tierra seca, sin nombre.