Matter (selections)

Marcelo Morales Cintero (Havana, 1977) is a poet and prose writer. He received a degree in history from the University of Havana and graduated from the Univercità per Stranieri di Perugia, Italia, with a degree in Italian language and culture. He has published three books of poetry—all prize-winning—and a novella. A collection of his work, The World as Presence, recently appeared in English. He lives in Havana.  

Katherine M. Hedeen is the poetry in translation editor for the Kenyon Review and the associate editor of Action Books.  She is a two-time recipient of a NEA Translation Project Grant, she is a professor of Spanish at Kenyon College.

Víctor Rodríguez Núñez is one of Cuba's most outstanding contemporary writers. He has published more than thirty books of poetry throughout Latin America and Europe and has received major awards all over the Spanish-speaking world. He divides his time between Gambier, Ohio, where he is professor of Spanish at Kenyon College, and Havana, Cuba.