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All the poems in this work are those that the author has published between 1995 and 2001. Some poems that were later made into songs appear in both versions. As in the previous Inventario books, this one starts with the most recent poems and concludes with the oldest, perhaps with the hopes that the reader, by having access to this work through the newest and nearest door, will soon be tempted to open other doors, as if doing an inventory.

Renovador extremo de la dicción hispánica, esforzado labrador de disonancias perfectas, minero capaz de hallar un gesto poético donde no había una veta visible, Deniz presiona la sintaxis de cada verso al extremo de lograr un brinco semántico que resignifica la palabra y que es un volver a empezar.

Si la poesía es la relación del ser humano con la naturaleza, Tal vez el crecimiento de un jardín sea la única forma en que los muertos pueden hablarnos lo reafirma de una manera insólita. En esta propuesta de kosmos narrado, la voz lírica medita acerca de lo humano y lo vegetal -acertando en sus semejanzas-, tras la lectura de un libro de botánica tocado por la muerte y la poesía. Como misteriosos asfódelos, del problema fractal emergen nombres verídicos y ficticios, incluyendo el del autor. A la manera del paradigma borgiano, lo imaginativo y lo real se intersectan constantemente...

I am delighted to see this second book in the Bridges Series come to print. I originally conceived of this series of books to be a bridge between two cultures, a bridge between colleagues, friends and fellow writers - two Cubans and two Canadians in each book. Ever since the inception of the CCLA in 2004 we have tried to live up to our mandate: The mandate of the Canada Cuba Literary Alliance is to advance cultural solidarity between Canada and Cuba through the creative expression of poetry, prose, art and photography. This book will evidence our ongoing success. For me personally this book...