Nadie sabe dónde estuvimos

Charles Darwin laid the foundation for a new interpretation of the plant and animal kingdoms with his demonstration that all species--including the revered Homo sapiens--result from older forms. This collection of essential texts includes Darwin's most important writings and concepts, including the origin of species, natural selection, and the survival of the fittest.

Estás a punto de entrar en el mundo de mi poesía e imaginación. Si ya leíste mis anteriores libros de poemas, o los dos anteriores a este de los Amantes, ya sabrás que tú, y tu manera de ser y entender las cosas, acaba aquí. Una vez empieces a leer este libro, debes dejarte llevar, acompañar, y en cierta manera, seducir, por mí, por mi forma de escribir. En muchas de mis letras, o al menos eso espero, te sentirás reflejad@ o te traerán recuerdos, disfrútalos.

This book is what I have been able to understand of life in this short breath that I have taken on earth. It is a book for whoever prays. A book so we do not forget that everyone deserves a smile.

The Essence of a Young Poet is about a teenager (Juan Manuel) that started facing a lot of problems and heartaches as soon as he entered high school and encountered reality face to face. Throughout the book he goes through a lot of shifts of emotions as he encounters those problems. On his freshmen year he fell in love with a junior that played with his feelings and then broke his heart; as a result of that, he fell into a deep depression and started heading toward a dark path. Without the presence of his father, he had nobody to turn to that he could trust and express himself to, to help him ...

¿Alguna vez te has quedado pensando, de noche, en las cosas que no le pudiste decir? ¿Alguna vez has sentido esa opresión en el pecho, de emociones guardadas, que piden a gritos poder ser expresadas? ¿Alguna vez has sentido que aun teniendo a ese amor a tu lado, hay un enorme abismo de silencio que los separa? ¿Alguna vez has sentido que la soledad y la distancia pesan más que otras noches? Cartas que guardo bajo la almohada es una recopilación de cartas escritas como poemas en formato de prosa, con la intención de capturar emociones encontradas, ocultas y a veces herméticas,...