Poemas

Couplets on the death of his father is the masterpiece of Jorge Manrique and has made him one of the essential authors of Spanish poetry. Conceived as an elegy, medieval elements are combined with others that announce the emerging Renaissance. And, what is most significant, they are a celebration of life amidst the Quattrocento tradition of death.

Mi cama te necesita Si te pudiera abrazar, Y darte un beso de amor, No tendría que soñar, Añorando tu calor. Mi cama se ve tan vacía, Cuando me falta tu cuerpo, Las noches aún más frías, Te extraño cuando despierto. Mi cuerpo te necesita, Mi cama te está llamando, Mi corazón se me agita, Mientras la paso soñando. Soñando con calentar, Con tu cuerpo mi cama fría, Con un bonito despertar, Junto a tu compañía.

Estos versos a poemas se los dedico a mi amadas hijas Stephanie, Arlene, Jennie y a mi adorada nieta Kamaya con todo mi amor y devoción. Las amo más que a mi, son el porqué de mis días, son la razón de mi existir. Las amó hoy, mañana y siempre, gracias por existir.

This is a Spanish-language edition of The Latin Deli, Judith Ortiz Cofer's prizewinning collection of short stories, personal essays, and poems. A work rich in longing, love, and remembrance, El deli latino opens a door into the lives of the Puerto Rican immigrants who live in or near an urban New Jersey tenement known as "El Building." The book was selected by Rita Dove, Ashley Montague, and Henry Louis Gates Jr. to receive the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, which recognizes work that has made "important contributions to our understanding of racism or our appreciation of the rich diversity of...