Holguin native poet Ronel Gonzalez Sánchez has just won the contest for the “Cucalambé” Prize, for his poem Resurrección de la máscara (Resurrection of the Mask), during the celebration of the Cuban countryside fiesta, held in El Cornito farm, in the outskirts of Las Tunas city.
This weekend, in Las Ruinas, where local poet Juan Cristóbal Nápoles Fajardo dwelt, and from where he wrote his most beautiful verses, the traditional the traditional contest of verses Catauro de la Décima took place, in which was also announced the results of the contest.
For the third time, Ronel González Sánchez wins the award; firstly for the book El mundo tiene la razón (The world is right) in 1995, and later with Atormentado de sentido (Tormented by sense) in 2006.
Resurrection of the Mask is a journey through the author’s existential tribulations about love, meaning and destiny, appealing to a freshness that consolidates him as one of the most acclaimed authors of the décima verses in its written version.
Gonzalez Sanchez is recognized as a poet and writer with a prolific work that has earned him several awards and decorations in Cuba and abroad.
As part of the awards of the “Cucalambé “2024 Contest, Camagüey-born poet Alejandro Muñoz, with his collection of poems Simulacro del exodus (Simulacrum of the Exodus); and Carlos Téllez Espino, from Las Tunas, for his book of poems Testimonio personal de la esperanza (Personal Testimony of Hope), were given citations.
The Minister of Culture Alpidio Alonso Grau, who participates for the first time in the Jornada Cucalambeana, and other personalities, distinguished this edition of the event.
El Cornito farm, sheltered by bamboo trees and bathed by the waters of the Hórmigo River, is witness to the exhibition of handicrafts, contests of traditional dishes and games, as well as the presence of the talent of community groups.
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