Carlos Pintado – författare

The winner of the Paz Prize for Poetry, presented by the National Poetry Series; published in both English and Spanish.—The winner of the Paz Prize for Poetry, presented by the National Poetry Series; published in both English and Spanish.—Carlos Pintado is a finalist for the 2015–2016 CINTAS Foundation Fellowship in Creative Writing—Named a Notable Translation of 2015 by World Literature Today—The Moon has been selected as one of Vancouver Poetry House''s 10 Best Poems of 2015Translated by Hilary Vaughn Dobel.Nine Coins/Nueve monedas is a palimpsest of love, fears, dreams, and the intimate landscapes where the author seeks refuge. These poems appear like small islands of salvation, covered with the brief splendor of the coins people sometimes grab hold of, taking the form of a very personal and often devastating map. Each poem is a song at the edge of an abyss; an illusory gold coin obtained as a revelation; a song of hope and understanding. The volume''s dreamlike geography prompts the reader to revisit the thread, the labyrinth, and the Minotaur''s legends. The night streets of South Beach, Alexandria, and many other cities, lit by the fading torches, seem to guide us in conversation with characters who are long dead.The Paz Prize for Poetry is presented by the National Poetry Series and The Center at Miami Dade College. This annual award—named in the spirit of the late Nobel Prize–winning poet, Octavio Paz—honors a previously unpublished book of poetry written originally in Spanish by an American resident. An open competition is held each May, when an esteemed Spanish-speaking poet selects a winning manuscript. The book will be published in a bilingual edition by Akashic Books. The winning poet will also receive a $2,000 cash prize.

Las historias reunidas en Mañana hablarán de nosotros habitan en los confines de ese territorio de anhelos y contradicciones que es la Cuba actual. Las múltiples caras de la Isla son el escenario utilizado por un nutrido grupo de escritores para desarrollar diecinueve cuentos regidos por las ingobernables leyes del amor y del deseo.Con una prosa exuberante que aúna el gusto por el exceso y el cuidado por los pequeños detalles, los autores expresan una decidida voluntad de dejar atrás las "maniobras del secreto" y mirar sin ambages las diferentes expresiones que la sexualidad —y la sensualidad— encuentra en su país. La fascinante mezcolanza de culturas, razas e ideologías sustenta una mirada provocadora e inconformista a la realidad LGTB que convierte este libro en un acontecimiento literario en el panorama de las letras hispanas contemporáneas."Hombres y mujeres que piensan a Cuba desde la sexualidad que no pacta con códigos castrantes, desde la Isla o fuera de ella, son los protagonistas de este volumen (…) Son autores que no tienen que pactar ya con las escaramuzas del secreto, que dejan a un lado las formas en las que, hasta no hace tanto, se debía inducir al lector para que comprendiera de qué se hablaba. El desparpajo, la transparencia, la confesión, son ahora las claves esenciales" (Norge Espinosa)