Alfredo J. Ramos is a Spanish poet and editor born in Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, Spain in 1954. He was awarded a Bachelor of Information Science from the Complutense University in Madrid. His first book of poetry, Esquinas del destierro (Corners of Exile) (1976), is a neo-romantic work and obtained a runner-up for the Adonais prize for unknown poets. He also wrote Territorio de gestos fugitivos (Territory of Fugitive Gestures) in 1980. With El sol de medianoche (The Midnight Sun) (1986), he won the . He is also editor and writer of the famous Espasa encyclopedia, the general encyclopedia printed in most of the world, with almost 200 volumes.