1.0Lavender Ink / Diálogoshttps://www.lavenderink.org/siteBill Lavenderhttps://www.lavenderink.org/site/author/bill/Rafael Alcides Poet of the Neighborhood at Lavender Ink / Diálogosrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="M9NiCiEiXR"><a href="https://www.lavenderink.org/site/announcements/rafael-alcides-poet-of-the-neighborhood/">Review of Rafael Alcides, Havana’s Neighborhood Poet, in Zyzzva.</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.lavenderink.org/site/announcements/rafael-alcides-poet-of-the-neighborhood/embed/#?secret=M9NiCiEiXR" width="600" height="338" title="“Review of Rafael Alcides, Havana’s Neighborhood Poet, in Zyzzva.” — Lavender Ink / Diálogos" data-secret="M9NiCiEiXR" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://www.lavenderink.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/alcides-coversplash.jpg350210"A momentous collection of poems about struggle and resistance," says Danielle Shi about Rafael Alcides Poet of the Neighborhood, selected and translated by Pablo Medina. Read the entire review in Zyzzva. On sale through October 15, 2025.