“Guerra is a Cuban poet who takes the island’s colonial history as a subject and expands it into other contexts like the dynamics of erotic relationships.”

New York Times

“Guerra boldly rifts and morphs her imagery on her way to dramatic endings in poems ranging from the volcanic sex of 'From Pompeii' to other intimate and political exiles. The result is a restless and provocative interrogation of power.”

LitHub

"What a gift this volume is—the first of Guerra’s collections to appear in English—a labor of love from Carlson and Snyder 13 years in the making. Sensuous and passionate, the poems in Delicates sing the praises of bodily pleasure and push against the constraints imposed on the human spirit, whether by autocratic governments or puritanical social mores."

Washington Independent Review of Books

"Cuban poet and novelist Guerra’s work has not often been translated into English, so this volume is a welcome gift to Anglophone readers. . . The range of emotions and tones in Delicates speak to the comprehensiveness of Guerra’s poetic approach: a compelling book of longing and loss."

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