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Soleida
Ríos
Born July 27, 1950, in Santiago de Cuba.
About
her birthdate, she remarks, "Leo, Tigre de Metal, Hija
de Ochún y de otras santas prodigiosas, como mi madre."
Books:
De la Sierra (1977)
De pronto, abril (1979)
Entre mundo y juguete (1987)
Poesía infiel (1989)
El libro roto (1995)
Libro cero (prose, 1998)
El texto sucio (prose, 1999)
El libro de los sueños (1999)
Ríos’
poetry and prose has appeared in numerous anthologies. She was
awarded the Beca Razón de Ser by the Alejo Carpentier
Foundation in 1997 in support of her ongoing book projects.
City Lights Books will be publishing EL TEXTO SUCIO in Fall
/ Winter 2002 - 2003.
Read
an interview with Soleida Ríos by Rosa Alcala [CLICK
HERE].
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Poems
1:
"Último rezo para los ojos del traidor," from
El libro roto. The poem is missing part of the first line, which
should read: "No existirán los pasos que no llegaron
a la puerta". [Audio]
[Text]
2:
"Un poco de órden en la casa," from El libro
roto. [Audio]
[Text]
3:
"Martes 13 en el mar de los sargazos," from
El libro roto. The poem is missing part of the first line. The
first two lines should be:
...... "Hay
una franja oscura sí
.......... es alquitrán"
[Audio] [Text]
4:
"Última noche de Zamfir," from
El libro roto. [Audio]
[Text]
5: "Un soplo dispersa los límites del hogar,"
from El libro roto [Audio]
[Text]
6.
"De Big Burgüer o Perros de Madre," homenaje
a la poeta uruguaya María Gravina. [Audio]
[Text]
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