College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Juan Ramón Jiménez

— (1881-1958) —

Photographed By Richard E. Miller

1. Juan Ramón Jiménez Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Spanish Poet, 1956 Nobel Laureate
Member of
the former Department of Foreign Languages
of the
University of Maryland (1943-1951)

“This is my liberty: smelling the rose,
Cutting the cold water with my crazy hand,
Plucking the grove bare,
Snatching the sun’s eternal light!”
From Poetry, 1923

“¡Esta es mi libertad, oler la rosa,
cortar el agua fría, con mi mano loca,
desmudar la arboleda,
cojerle al sol, su luz eterna!”
De Poesia, 1923

Erected by University of Maryland.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Hispanic Americans. A significant historical year for this entry is 1956.

Location. 38° 59.197′ N, 76° 56.673′ W. Marker is in College Park, Maryland, in Prince George's County. Marker can be reached from McKeldin Mall-Library Lane south of Campus Drive. Marker is at the main (south) entrance to Jimenez

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Hall - at the northwest corner of the McKeldin Mall on the campus of the University of Maryland, College Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: College Park MD 20742, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Terrapin Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Rosemary (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sage (about 500 feet away); Oregano (about 500 feet away); In Honor and Remembrance (about 600 feet away); Detachment 330 and Arnold Air Society Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away); Millard E. Tydings (about 700 feet away); Woods Hall Rain Garden (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in College Park.

Also see . . .
1. Juan Ramón Jiménez - Nobel Laureate, 1956. (Submitted on November 23, 2012, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
2. Zenobia Camprubí Aymar. (Submitted on November 23, 2012, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)

Additional keywords. Zenobia Camprubí

Juan Ramón Jiménez Hall - on McKelding Hall, University of Maryland, College Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller

2. Juan Ramón Jiménez Hall - on McKelding Hall, University of Maryland, College Park

The marker plaque is in the shadows of the portico, above the steps in the doorway to the right.

Juan Ramón Jiménez - bust on display in the foyer of Jiménez Hall, University of MD image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller

3. Juan Ramón Jiménez - bust on display in the foyer of Jiménez Hall, University of MD

Juan Ramón Jiménez and his wife Zenobia Camprubí image. Click for full size.

4. Juan Ramón Jiménez and his wife Zenobia Camprubí

- fellow writers and professors at the University of Maryland.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2012, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 618 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 23, 2012, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.