Yo soy esta tormenta

A narrative poem, in both English and Spanish, expressing the feelings while suffering from cancer as a guest at the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge in Tampa. It expresses the fear, anxiety, discomfort, sadness, happiness, hopes, and faith in God during the time of cancer treatment and afterward. The astonishment for the beauty, cleanliness, and comfort of the hope lodge, as well as deep appreciation and gratitude to the staff and volunteers that do almost the impossible to satisfy the sick. The ironic yearning of the place where the author passed his sick days and the desire to share...

Sin lugar a dudas, la publicación del primer libro de poemas de Carmen Borja constituye todo un descubrimiento. Las distintas composiciones que integran Libro del retorno forman una especie de gran poema unitario donde predomina una voz poética inusitadamente madura que ejerce una atracción hipnótica en el lector, y en la que pueden detectarse ecos de los grandes poetas europeos de todos los tiempos

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...

En estos poemas, la autora honra el don de la palabra reivindicando la memoria de sus ancestros, pues en la vida de los pueblos originarios son los rezanderos, curanderos y graniceros los facultados para realizar peticiones de lluvia, los que se comunican con las energías masculinas y femeninas, los capaces de hablar con el viento o el fuego.