Poet, novelist and essayist. I have published five poetry books in Spanish (Funnel (1994); Shadowless Bodies (1998); Chalice (2004); Construction Vices (2008) and Flight Rehearsal (2011), the last one awarded with the Julia de Burgos Poetry Award in 2009. My short story collection titled September (2000) was awarded by the Puerto Rico Pen Club, a prize also bestowed on my first two novels: The Tale of a Small God (2001) and Grace (2004). Chasing the Wind (2011) is my current work of fiction, and it has gained critical and commercial acclaim in the Spanish language markets in Puerto Rico and the United States. A translation of this novel will be published at Goodreads.