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Pablo Medina

Pablo Medina
Cuban-born Pablo Medina is the author of sixteen books, among them the poetry collections The Island Kingdom, The Man Who Wrote on Water, and the novels Cubop City Blues and The Cigar Roller. His work has appeared in various languages and in magazines and periodicals throughout the world. Medina is professor of fiction, poetry, and translation at Emerson College in Boston.


Growing Up Under the Shadow of Fidel

"In time, his presence in my mind will burn out as a cigar does"
December 16, 2016  By Pablo Medina
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