Hay poesías que son como un suspiro y apenas remontan vuelo; hay otras de larga inspiración, de alas grandes. Así es Salmo a la soledad, un canto que viaja hacia las profundidades del ser, explorando la historia humana desde sus orígenes terrenales y divinos, y que su autor ha querido vestir de piel femenina. Como la soledad es Eva, son las musas, son las diosas... es la vida, es la muerte... es la pasión; es la mujer. Quién mejor para hablar de la soledad que un sacerdote -poeta por demás- que la ha visto frente a sí, desnuda y primitiva, a un tiempo desprovista y posesiva. Después de leer este poema dedicado al estado de mayor vulnerabilidad humana, la soledad, el lector no se sentirá solo. (YC) There are poems like a sigh that barely take flight. Then there are others of enduring inspiration, with prodigious wings. Such is the case of Psalm of Solitude, a hymn that travels into the depth of being, exploring the earthly and divine origins of humanity, which the author has dressed with a feminine skin. Loneliness is portrayed as Eve, a muse, a goddess... life, death and passion are all embodied in a female face. And who better to talk about aloneness than a priest who's also poet, who has faced her as she is - naked and primitive, devoid and possessive, all at the same time? After reading this poem dedicated to the greatest of all human vulnerabilities -loneliness- the reader will not feel alone. (YC)
(San F. de Macorís, R. Dominicana, 1959) Escritor y poeta. En Santo Domingo, estudió Ciencias Políticas en la Universidad Autónoma; y Derecho, en la Universidad La Tercera Edad. Tiene además un Doctorado en Teología en Seabury Western, Illinois. Entre sus libros publicados destacan: Dolor del tiempo (1993), Cantos apocalípticos (1996), Voces metapoéticas (2004) y Odas metapoéticas (2004). Como actor y director de teatro, ha organizado y participado en numerosos festivales, talleres y eventos. Actualmente dirige el grupo de teatro Renovación y es el artífice y coordinador del Festival de Teatro de Lawrence, Massachusetts. Se ha desempeñado además como locutor en diversas radioemisoras de su país natal y es miembro co-fundador del movimiento literario La metapoesía. Ha dirigido por muchos años peñas literarias y es un gran activista cultural. Como Padre en la Iglesia Episcopal (Grace Episcopal Church, Lawrence, Massachusetts), su oficio de escritor, poeta y teólogo está inspirado en su consagración al sacerdocio. Author and poet. In Santo Domingo, he studied political science at the Autonomous University, and Law, at The Third Age University. Doctorate in Theology from Seabury Western, Illinois. His books include: Dolor del tiempo (1993); Cantos apocalípticos (1996); Voices metapoetic (2004), and Odas metapoéticas (2004). As an actor and theater director, he has organized and participated in numerous festivals, workshops, and events. He currently heads a theater group, and he is the author and coordinator of Lawrence Theatre Festival. He has also served as a speaker at various radio stations in his home country and is co-founding member of The metapoetry literary movement. He has directed for many years literary clubs and is a great cultural activist. As Father in the Grace Episcopal Church (Lawrence, Massachusetts), his work as a writer, poet and theologian is inspired by his consecration to the priesthood.
