Cuban Literature

How Cubans Learned Not to Be Erased

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

"To die in Cuba is a simple process... a queue we stand in silently," laments the Cuban poet

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

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

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

Leonardo Padura wins the 2026 Liber Prize for the most distinguished Ibero-American author

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

The terrible "ostentation," "crime," and "sin" in which a Cuban poet has fallen

"Enduring in silence is not worthy of a medal": a heart-wrenching Cuban poem for those who have departed

A heart-wrenching poem to the "Cuban Protective Society" that "is based in Florida."

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

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

Between Blackouts and Pot Banging: The Regime Promotes Its Book Fair in El Vedado

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

"The House Stays Empty": A Cuban theater director and professor envisions her departure and depicts the island's migration crisis

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

The writer Álex Padrón, "an essential figure in Cuban noir fiction," has passed away at the age of 52

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

Unintentional Symbolism of the Cuban Institute of Books: Poetry Collection "Migraciones" Presented on July 11

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

The Cuban poet Oscar Kessel has passed away

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

Repression in Cuba: Writer Ángel Santiesteban is instructed on charges

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

They will resume the International Book Fair in a Cuba 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

Cuban woman 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 of 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

The UNEAC is giving away books from its library, sparking outrage among Cuban writers

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

"The freedom of Cuba 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 Ease 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 sage of literature

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

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

Leonardo Padura Receives 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: "Misery creates the miserable."

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

The El Arte Printing Press fades away in Manzanillo: Cuban cultural memory left to neglect

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

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

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

Renowned Cuban professor and writer, 81, killed in a hit-and-run in Brazil

Cuban essayist and literary critic Cira Romero Rodríguez passes away in Havana at the age of 79

Leonardo Padura: "There are few reasons to think of Havana with optimism."

Cuban writer and critic Francisco López Sacha has passed away

"Locos de Barrio": The first collection of stories by Ulises Toirac is now on sale

Orlando Rossardi, notable Cuban writer and researcher, has passed away

Cuban editor and bookseller Juan Manuel Salvat passes away in Miami

Why is it said that Cuba looks like a sleeping crocodile?