Juan Ramón Jiménez Biography Juan Ramón Jiménez won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1956. The Spanish author wrote in many genres and is particularly known for his poetry. See Work POETRY / Spring 1939 Canto By Juan Ramón Jiménez Cuando todos los siglos vuelven, anocheciendo, a su belleza, sube al ambito universal la unidad honda de la tierra.