He was a writer and researcher considered one of the most intense lyrical voices of contemporary Cuban literature. He served as a juror in the Latin American contest Casa de las Americas, in the national contest of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba and in the Literary Workshops of several provinces of the country.  His poetic work was translated into Polish, French, Russian, Bulgarian, Yugoslavian, and was published in literary magazines and books. For his meritorious work he was awarded the National Prize of Literature in 1993.

House of the Americas

Casa de las Américas was the first cultural institution of international projection created in Cuba after the triumph of the Revolution on April 28, 1959. It is one of the foundations that has contributed the most to the development of culture in the Latin American region and to the relationship between artists and writers. Its headquarters are located on Third Street and Presidents Avenue in Vedado.

National Literature Award

It is awarded by the Cuban Book Institute. It is the most important literary award conferred in Cuba as a testimony of public recognition to the work of those writers who have enriched the legacy of Cuban culture in general and its literature in particular with the contribution of a transcendent literary work. It was created in 1982 by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Cuba.