El paciente cero

José Martí was barely 16 years old when he began to fight for the independence of his homeland through his writing. At 17 he was declared an enemy of Spain and sentenced to six years of prison and hard labor. But that did not stop him. Martí dedicated his life to defending Cuba's right to independence. Today he is remembered and honored as a man of integrity--brilliant and courageous--and as a lover of freedom and peace.

Lo que aquí encontramos no son tres mujeres sino toda una galaxia comprimida en pocas páginas y muchos versos perfectamente ordenados; versos que a veces se afilan como cuchillos; versos que saben de naturaleza (de sal, de ciudades, de amanecer); versos que, en definitiva, saben de feminidad y también de pérdida. Pero insisto: lo que aquí encontramos no son tres mujeres sino un solo hombre que las mira atento para poder cazar las palabras exactas que las definan. Y esas palabras son varias, y se repiten a lo largo de los zigzagueantes textos como si de una invocación se tratara:...

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