Greetings my dear friends. I always get excited when I write a post for Hive. I have so much to thank this platform for. Especially to this community where I have shared my favorite books. Today's excitement is super important I come to tell you about the presentation of the book written by me "Para espantar este frío", in a special place.
This week my book was presented in one of the most important places in Cuba for these activities, it happened in "La Calle de Madera" in Old Havana. In front of the most important colonial building in the country. This building is from the 18th century.
It was built for the Captain General of the Island of Cuba owned by Spain to live and work. Later it was the site of important events in Cuban politics and culture for several centuries. You will know how much history this place keeps.
I have been very excited since I heard the news. In that place, people of great importance in the world of literature exhibit their books, in addition to the fact that it is attended by a literature-loving public.
I was also impressed by the presenter, Karel Leyva, a wonderful writer who has an important literary work, a poet with a great knowledge of the tenth and also the son of a Cuban poet of deserved renown, Waldo Leyva. "My book was in a luxurious place and I was very happy. I was also able to take my son to see my achievements and he could be proud of his mother.
It is a book of poetry, I use the tenth or spinel to express my feelings. Tenths dedicated to my parents. Also others to young people and today's issues, emigration, wars. It is a book of love for life. Of missing and of gratitude.
The words of welcome were beautiful, as was the welcome from the audience. When it was my turn to speak I got a lump in my throat and almost cried with emotion, that table commanded respect for those who had passed through there.
I looked around and found the life-size statue of Doctor Eusebio Leal Spengler, Historian of the City, who dedicated his life and work to preserve Havana's architectural heritage and also its traditions. I thanked him silently and, as in a secret prayer, I asked his permission to speak.
The readers eager to buy the books listened attentively. My first words were of gratitude to my parents, my teachers and everyone who had to do with my arrival in that wonderful place.
In the audience and a girl cried with my words making my poetry her own. An older man approached me to talk and share his experience as a reader. What a thrill, several wanted my autograph. My hand trembled and my heart burned.
Saturday morning of the book was a beautiful gift to my writing career. I'm still thrilled.
Si les interesa les dejo el video de la presentación
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If you are interested, here is the video of the presentation
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Do you know why the street is made of wood, well, I tell you that the streets there are made of stone cobblestones brought from Spain, they were traveled by horse-drawn carriages and made a lot of noise when passing. So the stones of the street in front of the palace were replaced by wooden blocks to reduce the noise. The more mischievous say that it was so that the governor's tardiness would not be discovered when he arrived home late at night, after finishing his exploits as a lady conqueror.
I wanted to walk all over the place, that's where my country began to be built. After the presentation, the conversation with the readers and the autograph signing, we walked around a bit. You won't believe what a spectacular sight.
I came across the site of the first University of Havana, the Colegio de San Geronimo.
In front of it there are sculptures of greats of universal literature admired by most people who like to read, I am talking about Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra and William Shakespeare.
A very modest but beautiful fort was used as a water fountain, it is said that in the colony people used to come there to fetch drinking water.
The tour was wonderful. We ended up at La Dominic restaurant where we had a delicious lunch. I hope you can read my book. I hope I can have that opportunity again. Thanks to Lisette Magalys for inviting me and congratulations also to her for her presentation. I leave you my embrace.
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Las imágenes usadas son de mi propiedad tomadas con mi celular Xiaomi Redmi 12C.
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The images used in the publication are my property taken with my Xiaomi Redmi 12C cell phone.
English translation by Deepl Translate.