Pau-Llosa's poetry makes intellectual demands from his reader, not so much aiming at abstractions as to make the concrete forms of poetic language intelligible. He honors his reader by not making concessions, all the while casting spells with an inventive prosody. In this, Pau-Llosa's best work yet, one finds an evident joy in the craft of verse, masterful language put at the service of sustained reflections on the world's, and life's, wonders.

Author Biography

RICARDO PAU-LLOSA was born in Cuba in 1954, and grew up in the U.S.; he lives in Miami. He writes poetry and short fiction. Pau-Llosa is also an accomplished art critic and curator.