Margaret Randall is the author of dozens of books of poetry and prose, including HaydÉe SantamarÍa, Cuban Revolutionary: She Led by Transgression and Che on My Mind, both also published by Duke University Press.

"Randall’s collection of poetry is encyclopedic, including a vast stylistic range representative of a range of generations, some little-known voices as well as a number of LGBTQ writers. . . . Those that love poetry and are interested in seeing the work of Cubans, and especially those that also speak Spanish, should get this excellent collection." (Seattle Book Mama) "This anthology serves as a broad, bilingual survey of Cuban poets born during the twentieth century. Special attention is paid to diversity, with women making up nearly half of the authors represented. While it’s difficult to make generalizations about style with so many on display, the sum effect is that of a time-lapse shot taken over multiple generations that shows a kind of undeniable truth about the essence of Cuban poets and their craft." (World Literature Today) "I recommend Only the Road/Solo el camino highly. It’s a beautiful collection of poetry, some that has not been published in English translation and will be new to readers. It is also a corrective to the biased view of Cuban literature as repressed or propaganda depending on how widely published it is. We are opening up to Cuba finally, so it is incumbent on us to understand it better and how better than through its poetry." (Tonstant Weader) "Including the work of Cuban poets living both on and off the island, this beautifully edited work is one of the most comprehensive volumes of contemporary Cuban poetry translated into English. . . . Essential. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty; general readers."- Y. Fuentes (Choice) "Impeccably designed . . . An anthology that is very representative of Cuba’s poetic output." - Marithelma Costa (Literature and Arts of the Americas)

• Introduction  1NicholÁs GuillÉn  22Dulce MarÍa Loynaz  30Emilio Ballagas  40Felix Pita RodrÍguez  50JosÉ Lezama Lima  56Virgilio PiÑera  64Mirta Aguirre  72Samuel FeijÓo  80GastÓn Baquero   86Cleva SolÍs  96Eliseo Diego  102Cintio Vitier  116Fina GarcÍa Marruz  126Carilda Oliver Labra  134Fayad JamÍs  142Pablo Armando FernÁndez  152Roberto FernÁndez Retamar  160Heberto Padilla  170AntÓn Arrufat  176Georgina Herrera  188Lourdes Casal  198Miguel Barnet  204Basilia PapastamatÍu  210JosÉ Kozer  216Belkis Cuza MalÉ  224Luis Rogelio Nogueras  232Nancy MorejÓn  238Minerva Salado  250Lina de Feria  256Magali Alabau  262Excilia SaldaÑa  270Mirta YÁÑez  278Raul HernÁndez NovÁs  284Luis Lorente  294JosÉ PÉrez Olivares  302Soleida RÍos  310Norberto Codina  320Reina MarÍa RodrÍguez  332Alex Fleites  348Victor RodrÍguez NÚÑez  356Marilyn Bobes  372Alfredo ZaldÍvar  380Ángel Escobar  390RamÓn FernÁndez-Larrea  400Sigfredo Ariel  410Alberto RodrÍguez Tosca  418Caridad Atencio  426Omar PÉrez LÓpez  432Laura Ruiz Montes  438Damaris CalderÓn  448MarÍa Elena HernÁndez  454Alessandra Molina  464Milena RodrÍguez GutiÉrrez  470Israel DomÍnguez  478Luis Yuseff  486Anisley NegrÍn Ruiz  494Acknowledgments  501Sources  505

Margaret Randall is the author of dozens of books of poetry and prose, including HaydÉe SantamarÍa, Cuban Revolutionary: She Led by Transgression and Che on My Mind, both also published by Duke University Press.

"Randall’s collection of poetry is encyclopedic, including a vast stylistic range representative of a range of generations, some little-known voices as well as a number of LGBTQ writers. . . . Those that love poetry and are interested in seeing the work of Cubans, and especially those that also speak Spanish, should get this excellent collection." (Seattle Book Mama) "This anthology serves as a broad, bilingual survey of Cuban poets born during the twentieth century. Special attention is paid to diversity, with women making up nearly half of the authors represented. While it’s difficult to make generalizations about style with so many on display, the sum effect is that of a time-lapse shot taken over multiple generations that shows a kind of undeniable truth about the essence of Cuban poets and their craft." (World Literature Today) "I recommend Only the Road/Solo el camino highly. It’s a beautiful collection of poetry, some that has not been published in English translation and will be new to readers. It is also a corrective to the biased view of Cuban literature as repressed or propaganda depending on how widely published it is. We are opening up to Cuba finally, so it is incumbent on us to understand it better and how better than through its poetry." (Tonstant Weader) "Including the work of Cuban poets living both on and off the island, this beautifully edited work is one of the most comprehensive volumes of contemporary Cuban poetry translated into English. . . . Essential. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty; general readers."- Y. Fuentes (Choice) "Impeccably designed . . . An anthology that is very representative of Cuba’s poetic output." - Marithelma Costa (Literature and Arts of the Americas)

• Introduction  1NicholÁs GuillÉn  22Dulce MarÍa Loynaz  30Emilio Ballagas  40Felix Pita RodrÍguez  50JosÉ Lezama Lima  56Virgilio PiÑera  64Mirta Aguirre  72Samuel FeijÓo  80GastÓn Baquero   86Cleva SolÍs  96Eliseo Diego  102Cintio Vitier  116Fina GarcÍa Marruz  126Carilda Oliver Labra  134Fayad JamÍs  142Pablo Armando FernÁndez  152Roberto FernÁndez Retamar  160Heberto Padilla  170AntÓn Arrufat  176Georgina Herrera  188Lourdes Casal  198Miguel Barnet  204Basilia PapastamatÍu  210JosÉ Kozer  216Belkis Cuza MalÉ  224Luis Rogelio Nogueras  232Nancy MorejÓn  238Minerva Salado  250Lina de Feria  256Magali Alabau  262Excilia SaldaÑa  270Mirta YÁÑez  278Raul HernÁndez NovÁs  284Luis Lorente  294JosÉ PÉrez Olivares  302Soleida RÍos  310Norberto Codina  320Reina MarÍa RodrÍguez  332Alex Fleites  348Victor RodrÍguez NÚÑez  356Marilyn Bobes  372Alfredo ZaldÍvar  380Ángel Escobar  390RamÓn FernÁndez-Larrea  400Sigfredo Ariel  410Alberto RodrÍguez Tosca  418Caridad Atencio  426Omar PÉrez LÓpez  432Laura Ruiz Montes  438Damaris CalderÓn  448MarÍa Elena HernÁndez  454Alessandra Molina  464Milena RodrÍguez GutiÉrrez  470Israel DomÍnguez  478Luis Yuseff  486Anisley NegrÍn Ruiz  494Acknowledgments  501Sources  505

Margaret Randall is the author of dozens of books of poetry and prose, including HaydÉe SantamarÍa, Cuban Revolutionary: She Led by Transgression and Che on My Mind, both also published by Duke University Press.

"Randall’s collection of poetry is encyclopedic, including a vast stylistic range representative of a range of generations, some little-known voices as well as a number of LGBTQ writers. . . . Those that love poetry and are interested in seeing the work of Cubans, and especially those that also speak Spanish, should get this excellent collection." (Seattle Book Mama) "This anthology serves as a broad, bilingual survey of Cuban poets born during the twentieth century. Special attention is paid to diversity, with women making up nearly half of the authors represented. While it’s difficult to make generalizations about style with so many on display, the sum effect is that of a time-lapse shot taken over multiple generations that shows a kind of undeniable truth about the essence of Cuban poets and their craft." (World Literature Today) "I recommend Only the Road/Solo el camino highly. It’s a beautiful collection of poetry, some that has not been published in English translation and will be new to readers. It is also a corrective to the biased view of Cuban literature as repressed or propaganda depending on how widely published it is. We are opening up to Cuba finally, so it is incumbent on us to understand it better and how better than through its poetry." (Tonstant Weader) "Including the work of Cuban poets living both on and off the island, this beautifully edited work is one of the most comprehensive volumes of contemporary Cuban poetry translated into English. . . . Essential. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty; general readers."- Y. Fuentes (Choice) "Impeccably designed . . . An anthology that is very representative of Cuba’s poetic output." - Marithelma Costa (Literature and Arts of the Americas)

• Introduction  1NicholÁs GuillÉn  22Dulce MarÍa Loynaz  30Emilio Ballagas  40Felix Pita RodrÍguez  50JosÉ Lezama Lima  56Virgilio PiÑera  64Mirta Aguirre  72Samuel FeijÓo  80GastÓn Baquero   86Cleva SolÍs  96Eliseo Diego  102Cintio Vitier  116Fina GarcÍa Marruz  126Carilda Oliver Labra  134Fayad JamÍs  142Pablo Armando FernÁndez  152Roberto FernÁndez Retamar  160Heberto Padilla  170AntÓn Arrufat  176Georgina Herrera  188Lourdes Casal  198Miguel Barnet  204Basilia PapastamatÍu  210JosÉ Kozer  216Belkis Cuza MalÉ  224Luis Rogelio Nogueras  232Nancy MorejÓn  238Minerva Salado  250Lina de Feria  256Magali Alabau  262Excilia SaldaÑa  270Mirta YÁÑez  278Raul HernÁndez NovÁs  284Luis Lorente  294JosÉ PÉrez Olivares  302Soleida RÍos  310Norberto Codina  320Reina MarÍa RodrÍguez  332Alex Fleites  348Victor RodrÍguez NÚÑez  356Marilyn Bobes  372Alfredo ZaldÍvar  380Ángel Escobar  390RamÓn FernÁndez-Larrea  400Sigfredo Ariel  410Alberto RodrÍguez Tosca  418Caridad Atencio  426Omar PÉrez LÓpez  432Laura Ruiz Montes  438Damaris CalderÓn  448MarÍa Elena HernÁndez  454Alessandra Molina  464Milena RodrÍguez GutiÉrrez  470Israel DomÍnguez  478Luis Yuseff  486Anisley NegrÍn Ruiz  494Acknowledgments  501Sources  505