Nancy Morejón

Nancy Morejón: (1944), is one of Cuba’s most widely read contemporary poets. She was born to working–class parents in the old part of the capital and graduated with honors from the University of Havana where she majored in Caribbean and French literatures. Her poetry has been translated into many languages. She has been president of the writer’s section of the Cuban Union of Writers and Artists, was awarded Cuba’s Critics Prize (1982) and its National Prize for Literature (2001), as well as the Rafael Alberti Prize (2007). Her poetry collections include Amor ciudad atribuida, Mutismos, Piedra Pulida, Richard trajo su flauta y otros argumentos, and Where the Island Sleeps Like a Wing, among others. Since 1999 she is a numbered member of the Cuban Academy of Letters.