Cuban poetry

"A backpack and a bag" to be able to go to the fair: the charming décima of a Cuban poet

Olga Navarro, "The Vedette of Verse," passes away in Havana

"And may it come, even if it’s tough, crumbled, or stale": a Cuban poet’s plea to bread

Alonso Pino, one of the most popular Cuban improvisational poets, has passed away

Cuban poet on Anna Bensi and her mother: "Dignity cannot fall into a gray lethargy."

Lyrical lament of a poet: between the "Judas of the government" and "a future that does not arrive"

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

"The dignity has gone grazing in a barren field": heart-wrenching verses from a Cuban poet

"To die in Cuba is a simple procedure... a line we wait in silently," laments the Cuban poet

Cuban poet: "Here we are, without 'caballito', without a transformer, without power and without hopes."

Cuban poet: "We have become a country of garbage."

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

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

"To remain silent is not worthy of a medal": a heartbreaking Cuban poem for those who have departed

Raúl Torres did it again: "poem" to the ICAP following Marco Rubio's sanctions

"The price skyrocketed and I can’t control myself": A Cuban decimist sings about oil

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

"The House Stands Alone": Cuban theater director and professor imagines her departure and portrays the migration crisis on the island

“Where did we leave off that everything is turning upside down?” questions the Cuban poet and researcher

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

Cuban creator: "How is it that they try to shove a crab in your face?"

Rita Donte delivers a powerful message for Cuba: "Light the candle."

Cuban poet Oscar Kessel has passed away

Cuban poet jokes about "the thing": "And if Donald Trump doesn't come, I'll go get him."

A guajira décima is dedicated to the protégé of the Castros in Cuba: Is Díaz-Canel a man with guidance?

"The majority people... bets on itself": Powerful verses from Pedro Luis Ferrer in this moment for Cuba

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

"Where are you, guys?": The poem about the abandonment of pre-university students in the countryside that has gone viral

They celebrate the birthday of Cuban poetess Isabel Mendoza, who survives in poverty

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

Poetess Isabel Mendoza ends up begging for alms in Santiago de Cuba to be able to eat

When solutions are lacking, verses abound: The new official manifesto on Cubadebate

UNEAC celebrates the poet Delfín Prats: From ostracism and censorship to “an essential figure of our literature”

Holguín poet dies after living on the streets

The Cuban writer and curator Osvaldo Sánchez Crespo, a prominent figure in contemporary art in Latin America, passed away in Mexico

Sandro Castro, in his deliriums, evokes José Martí and the Cubans react: "Oh Fidel, come down with your stings!"

Cuban Woman in Tampa Goes Viral Reciting an Emotional Poem About Cuba: "I Had to Rewatch the Video Because I Was Crying"

Heartfelt song by Holguin poets honors young lives lost in explosion: "You are in mourning, my land"

Orlando Rossardi, prominent Cuban writer and researcher, passes away

Cuban in Miami dedicates rap poetry for a free Cuba

Poem of a Cuban in Miami: "Now I have as a neighbor an old man who was a cederista."

Stones thrown at the home of a Cuban writer and dissident in Holguín

Antolín el Pichón recites passionate verses to Aly Sánchez

Cuban grandfather composes a décima for Díaz Canel: "I recommend you gather your things and leave."

Cuban poet Manuel Díaz Martínez passes away in Spain

Nancy Morejón is stripped of the honorary presidency of a poetry event in France

They ask France to withdraw the honorary presidency of a poetic event from Nancy Morejón

Cuban poet and essayist Lourdes Gil passes away in the United States

Original videos of the self-incrimination of poet Heberto Padilla are being circulated

The "Ateje" Awards honor Alabau, Morelli, and Moreno

About Delfín Prats

National Literature Award 2022 to the Cuban poet Delfín Prats

Criminals assault and rob the home of Holguín poet Delfín Prats

Writer Ghabriel Pérez dedicates a poem to the migration exodus in Holguín: "The cross of my hill departs."

Cuban dedicates poem to the Cuban exodus: "My space is for sale"

The City of Alcalá Poetry Prize is awarded to writer Katherine Bisquet

Young Cuban wins the prestigious Loewe Poetry Award

A heart-wrenching poem by a Cuban father goes viral: "I will return, Mom."

Alexis Díaz-Pimienta starts as a professor at a university in Spain: "Let the one who has brakes stop."

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