Chilean poet Gonzalo Rojas, regarded as one of Latin America's greatest modern writers, has died in Santiago.
He won numerous literary prizes, including the 2003 Cervantes Prize, the top award for Spanish-language literature. Education Minister Joaquin Lavin said his death was a ''great loss for Chilean literature''.
Rojas was forced into exile for some years after the 1973 military coup led by General Augusto Pinochet.
The BBC reports he had been in a serious condition since suffering a stroke in February.
Rojas, 93, produced a huge body of work, including The Misery of Man, Against Death, Dark and On Lightning.
