Pólvora en las alas

La reflexin debera ser una disciplina cotidiana, ya que no solamente se auto critica, auto rectifica sino surgen ecos que forman teoras, descubrimientos o inventos. Del cerebro desprende la energa que es la mente. Una mente creativa forma miles de ecos al reflexionar, dando como resultado actitudes positivas y realizaciones productivas. Mientras que la negativa no reflexiva, adopta actitudes rgidas y realizaciones destructivas. La reflexin es tan poderosa que puede desarrollar su propio laboratorio en la mente, de hecho, la mayora de las teoras son productos de reflexiones como primer paso....

In 1903, Machado published his first book of poems, entitled Soledades. And like his socially conscious Generation of 1898, he emerged from his solitude to view Spain's social and historical roots through his poetic work. In Otros poemas, published in 1907, his voice becomes his own and influences 20th Century poets.

Quan Barry embarks on discursive inquiry in Controvertibles. She lifts familiar cultural moments out of their usual settings and repositions them in front of new, disparate backdrops, endeavoring to understand the essence of modern experience. Doug Flutie's famous Hail Mary pass and Rutger Hauer's role in Blade Runner are contextualized within the Tibetan Book of the Dead, while an ultrasound reading acts as a meditation on the limits of critical theory. Samantha Smith, the Shroud of Turin, Igor Stravinsky, Bob Beamon's world-record-setting long jump, the largo from Handel's Xerxes, the...

Gustavo Perez examines relationships, sex, and Cuban American life in this collection of accessible poems. He handles both Spanish and English with seamless assurance. Gustavo Perez Firmat was born in Havana, Cuba, and raised in Miami, Floria.