Table of Contents

Introduction. From 'Con raro olor a mundo' / 'With a Strange Scent of World': Prologo / Prologue, Donde? / Where, Distancias / Distances, Trenes / Trains, Un poema con tigre / A Poem with Tiger, Logica / Logic, Metafisica / Metaphysics, Hipotesis / Hypothesis, Con raro olor a mundo / With a Strange Scent of World, Epilogo / Epilogue. From 'Noticiario del solo' / 'Lonely Man's News': Antipoema / Anti-poems, Noches / Nights, Leyenda / Legend, Autorretratos / Self-Portraits, Complejo de culpa / Guilt Complex, Manifiesto / Manifesto, A pesar de la luz / Regardless of the Light, Lamento por Mrs. Mones / Lament for Mrs. Mones, Noticiario del solo / Lonely Man's News. From 'Los poemas de nadie' / 'Nobody's Poems': 'Arte poetica? / The Art of Poetry?, A la memoria dez / To the Memory of, Instantanea / Snapshot, Cayama Revisited / Cayama Revisited, Soneto negro / Black Sonnet, Villancico / Christmas Carol, Ingenieria naval / Naval Engineering, Happy Birthday / Happy Birthday, Contrasena / Watchword, Jam Session / Jam Session, Poema con gorriones / Poem with Sparrows, Suite de Selva Negra / Black Forest Suite, Drama de Marco Polo / Marco Polo's Dilemma, Poema por Emily / Poem for Emily, A ver si me explicoa / Let's See if I Can Explain Myself. From 'El ultimo a la feria' / 'The Last to the Fair': Hospitales / Hospitals, Nubes / Clouds, Cantina en Cochabamba / Cantina en Cochabamba, Una y otra vez / Once and Again, El Capitan / The Captain, Nocturno de Tripoli / Tripoli Nocturne, Nocturno de Madrid / Madrid Nocturne, A veces / At Times, Mitomania / Mythomania, Son nica 1 / Son Nica 1, Son nica 2 / Son Nica 2, Desayuno con angeles / Breakfast with Angels, Hablando solo / Speaking Alone. From 'Oracion inconclusa' / 'Ceaceless Prayer': Entrada / Entrance, Abismos / Abysses, Bogotano / Bogotano, Paraguas / Umbrellas, Frente frio / Cold Front, Consignas / Slogans, Conjuros / Incantations, An Oregonian Poem / An Oregonian Poem, Conjeturas sobre la sonrisa del Pastor / Conjectures on a Pastor's Smile, Confirmaciones / Confirmations, Tarot / Tarot, A Brave Summer with Kate / A Brave Summer with Kate, La sombra de Guiraldes / Shadow of Guiraldes, Secreto profesional / Trade Secret, Elogio del neutrino / Eulogy for the Neutrino. Biographical notes.

About the Author

VICTOR RIDRIGUEZ NUNEZ is one of Cuba's most noteworthy contemporary writers. He has published eleven books of poetry, many of them recipients of literary awards, including the David Prize (Cuba, 1980), the Plural Prize (Mexico, 1983), the EDUCA Prize (Costa Rica, 1995), the Renacimiento Prize (Spain, 2000), and most recently the Fray Luis de Leon Prize (Spain 2005) and the Leonor Poetry Prize (Spain 2006). His poems have appeared in 'The Kenyon Review', 'Denver Quarterly', 'Mid-American Review', 'Chelsea', 'New York Quarterly', 'The Literary Review', 'New England Review', 'Circumference', 'Salt Hill', and many others internationally. He is an Associate Professor of Spanish at Kenyon College.KATHERINE M. HEDEEN has a doctorate in Hispanic Literatures from The University of Texas at Austin. She is an Assistant Professor of Spanish at Kenyon College. She specializes in Latin American poetry and has researched about and translated numerous contemporary authors from the region.