Ernesto Cardenal Doesn’t Want Nobel Prize

Ernesto Cardenal of Costa Rica doesn't want the Noble Prize

Source: Tico Times

No Nobel, please: Nicaragua’s iconic revolutionary poet-priest, Ernesto Cardenal, 85, has again been nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature. Despite receiving the backing of other international poets and writers, Cardenal, who participated in this week’s International Poetry Festival in Granada, said he’s not interested in winning the prize. In previous interviews, Cardenal said his only interest in the Nobel would be to use the money to help the poor of Nicaragua.