Manchester Literature Festival and Instituto Cervantes are delighted to introduce one of Cuba's leading contemporary writers Víctor Rodríguez Núñez. He has published 20 books of poetry, for which he has won many awards including the David Prize (Cuba, 1980), the Plural Prize (Mexico, 1983), the EDUCA Prize (Costa Rica, 1995),the Leonor Prize (Spain, 2006) and The Rincón de la Victoria Prize (Spain, 2010). His poems have appeared in many international journals and a collection of his poetry, The Infinite's Ash, is published in English translation by Arc Publications. He is currently an Associate Professor of Spanish at Kenyon College, Ohio. The event will feature readings of Rodríguez Núñez’s poems in Spanish and English followed by a discussion of his work in conversation with UK poet Grevel Lindop.

This event is part of The Manchester Weekender. For more information visit www.creativetourist.com