Príncipe Negro Para George Floyd
Aunque su sueño era lanzarte al Mississippi,
aquel caníbal de uniforme opaco
ha quemado en silencio su rodilla
sobre tu cuello inerte.
Nancy Morejón was born in Central Havana, Cuba and studied Language and French Literature at the University of Havana. Her published works include ‘Mutismos’ (Silences) 1962; ‘Amor, cuidad attribuida’ (Love, Attributed City) 1964 and ‘Richard trajo se flauta’ (Richard Brought His Flute) 1967. Her published works of poetry are ‘Poemas’ (Poems) 1980, ‘Elogia de la Danza’ (In Praise of Dance) 1982 and ‘With Eyes and Soul: Images of Cuba, 2004’. Her critical works include essays on Nicholas Guillen and she has translated the poetry of Jacques Roumain and Aimé Césaire. Her poetry which appears widely in anthologies, has also been translated into various languages. Nancy Morejón is Cuba’s Poet Laureate.