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This famous and universally loved poem for daily living has inspired many generations of Buddhists and non-Buddhists since it was first composed in the 8th century by the famous Indian Buddhist master Shantideva. This new translation, made under the guidance of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, conveys the great lucidity and poetic beauty of the original, while preserving its full impact and spiritual insight. Reading these verses slowly, while contemplating their meaning, has a profoundly liberating effect on the mind. The poem invokes special positive states of mind, moves us from suffering and...

I am delighted to see this second book in the Bridges Series come to print. I originally conceived of this series of books to be a bridge between two cultures, a bridge between colleagues, friends and fellow writers - two Cubans and two Canadians in each book. Ever since the inception of the CCLA in 2004 we have tried to live up to our mandate: The mandate of the Canada Cuba Literary Alliance is to advance cultural solidarity between Canada and Cuba through the creative expression of poetry, prose, art and photography. This book will evidence our ongoing success. For me personally this book...

Historias de la fatal ocasión, finalista del Premio Internacional de Poesía Antonio González de Lama 2007, ha sido construido los últimos ocho años en dirección indagatoria, reflexiva, emocional y estética al adiós de relevantes escritores suicidas, reto sobre el que Antonio Colinas escribe: “Carmen Busmayor se planteó un reto al escribir este libro que ha superado con lucidez y templanza, gracias sobre todo a ese dejarse llevar por la fluidez de un verso que es muy de ella y que revela la capacidad creativa –mejor sería decir el don- de la persona que escribe.”

Libro ganador de la 5ta Bienal de Poesía “Abraham Salloum Bitar” Memoria de un pasado amoroso fue galardonado por su "acertado manejo experimental del trabajo poético que convierte cada verso en un cruce de facetas, de rostros para fijar su fantasía y su juego transmutante del acto amoroso erótico, convirtiéndolo en un juego infinito y fragmentario de la memoria y del tiempo".