Cuban Literature

"And let it come, even if it's tough, crumbled, or stale": the plea for bread from a Cuban poet

The AHS award was presented to Frei Betto, who recommended that Cubans fry potato peels

María Elena Llana, nominated for the 2026 Cervantes Prize: the third Cuban to aspire to the highest award in Hispanic literature

Cuban writer Manuel Pereira has died in Mexico

Leonardo Padura on present-day Cuba upon receiving the Liber Award: "It has become a daily hell."

Lyrical lament of a poet: between the "Judas of the government" and "a future that never arrives"

Grass invades the graves of writers in the Colón Cemetery, and the ICL organizes cleaning days

Trash and Indifference in Cuba: "The Great Stench," laments Holguin writer

How Cubans Learned Not to Be Erased

I implore the Virgin of a Cuban poet: "Save us with your warrior spirit; Cuba needs you."

“Dying in Cuba is a simple process... a line we stand in silently,” laments the Cuban poet

They present "Vindictas"... "the most complete anthology of Cuban short story writers since the 19th century."

Leonardo Padura in El País: "In a pit of time" the Cubans "ask themselves 'how long?'"

In a subdued Cuba, a book about Fidel titled "The Lantern That Accompanies Us" is being presented

Leonardo Padura wins the 2026 Liber Award for the most outstanding Ibero-American author

"Ask how the thirst of an island is quenched": poet and journalist from Matanzas

The terrible "ostentation," "crime," and "sin" committed by a Cuban poet

"To endure in silence is not worthy of a medal": a heartbreaking Cuban poem for those who have left

A heartbreaking poem to the "Society for the Protection of Cubans" that "is based in Florida."

The sale of "Locos de barrio. Segundo round" by Ulises Toirac begins

Vegetable oil, "true Olympic champion of prices" in Cuba, according to a writer from Holguín

Amid blackouts and pot-banging protests: The regime promotes its Book Fair in El Vedado

In Cuba, "even the most basic necessities seem like luxury items," laments the writer from Holguín

"The house is left empty": Cuban theater director and professor envisions her departure and portrays the migration crisis of the island

"Where did we end up that everything is turned upside down?" questions the Cuban poet and researcher

Renowned Cuban writer Álex Padrón passes away at the age of 52, an "essential figure of Cuban noir literature."

Raúl Roa Kourí, the former Cuban diplomat and son of Raúl Roa, has died

Involuntary symbolism of the Cuban Book Institute: Poetry collection "Migraciones" presented on July 11

Víctor Manuel Domínguez, Cuban writer, unionist, and independent journalist, has passed away

The Cuban poet Oscar Kessel has passed away

Ulises Toirac announces the "second round" of "Locos de Barrio," with a preface by Amir Valle

Repression in Cuba: Charges are brought against writer Ángel Santiesteban

Cuban intellectual Luis Álvarez Álvarez, National Literature Prize winner, passed away in Brazil

They will resume the International Book Fair in a Cuba that is more devastated than when it was postponed

Prominent Cuban editor Silvana Verónica Garriga Caballero passes away

Leonardo Padura assures that no one escapes the crisis in Cuba: "Reality enters your home."

Zoé Valdés announces the presentation of her book "Dignas cubanas" in Miami

Cubana lights her charcoal stove with pages from the "Diary of Che in Bolivia."

"Until they kick me out": Padura reaffirms his decision to continue living in Cuba

"The 'fear of shadows' and 'the slow death of the country,' in verses by a Cuban writer."

Writer Daína Chaviano reveals her secret dream if Cuba changes: "To hunt ghosts!"

"I don't want them to bomb my country": the poem that describes today's Cuba

UNEAC gives away books from its library, sparking outrage among Cuban writers

Cuban literature in mourning after the death of poet Lina de Feria

“Cuba's freedom is within our reach”: Pavel Alling's call for unity

Abel Prieto praises Raúl Castro as a "guide" while rumors of negotiations with the U.S. grow.

Cuban regime presents the "Selected Works" of Raúl Castro: Nine volumes to bolster his legacy

Traveling at sea without a country: the dilemma faced by exiled Cuban writers, from Wendy Guerra's perspective

Emmanuel Tornés Reyes has passed away: Cuba bids farewell to a literary sage

Zoé Valdés accuses Leonardo Padura of being a "police officer of the Cuban regime."

The stark account of a Cuban poet witnessing on official TV the agent of State Security who repressed him

Leonardo Padura receives an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Guadalajara

Cuban playwright Salvador Lemis passes away in Mexico

Cuban writer Julio Travieso has passed away

Leonardo Padura reflects on Cuban reality: “Miserable conditions create miserable people.”

Writer Enrique del Risco gathers 2,300 signatures from intellectuals to let university students opposing ETECSA's fare hike know that "they are not alone."

The Print Shop El Arte Goes Silent in Manzanillo: A Cuban Cultural Memory Left to Abandonment

Cuban in Tampa goes viral reciting an emotional poem about Cuba: “I had to re-record the video because I was crying.”

Cuban writer Luis Cabrera Delgado has passed away, a notable author of children's and young adult literature

Cuban scientist Eduardo López-Collazo: "My novel 'Narcisos' is a personal reckoning."