Monthly Archives: June 2011

Looking for a brand new definition of fun

Author: Mixing Memory and Desire
Jun
19
2011

The American Bison was almost driven to the point of extintion… Fun fact? Not if you ask the Bison.
Photo taken at the Turtle Back Zoo. Happy Father’s Day!
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Judge this book by its cover

Author: Mixing Memory and Desire
Jun
11
2011

My book of poetry Los culpables [The Guilty] features on the cover artwork by Cuban visual artist José A. Vincench. Vincench lives in the island and, since 2005, has incorporated onto his work iconic images from the Cuban Black Spring … Continue reading → Read More »

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An unusual photo of a(n) (un)common Havana

Author: Mixing Memory and Desire
Jun
03
2011

My friend Santos Rodríguez visited Cuba recently. He walked the streets of Havana (the real city, not the one that appears in touristic pamphlets) with a good camera, a good eye and a happy-trigger attitude: ready to press the shutter … Continue reading → Read More »

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The Return

Author: Mixing Memory and Desire
Jun
01
2011

Cuban poet Arsenio Rodríguez dreams of returning to Cuba, although one can never really swim twice in the waters of the same river. The dream he describes is a recurring nightmare of the exile. All of us, without exceptions, are … Continue reading → Read More »

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