Description: "This 1991 collection is the first in nearly a decade by a major Cuban poet and exile, whose most recent publication wasSelf-Portrait of the Other, his memoir of life under Castro. Padilla's short, incisive lyrics possess a certain grave decorum in which an Aesopean tendency to tell dangerous truths in code--often seen in authors living under totalitarian regimes--counterbalances a wild surrealistic streak. Whether his subject is the lies and brutality of tyrants, the pain of exile, or the beauties and risks of love, Padilla's vision shows the steadiness and resilience born of suffering. A superb collection. . . ."--Library Journal

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