Nationality Dominican Genre Poetry | Name Cristino Gomez Role Poet | |
Born Cristino Alberto Gomez Luciano
24 July 1987
Loma de Cabrera, Dominican Republic ( 1987-07-24 ) Occupation Poet, writer, agronomist, professor Alma mater CATIE
EARTH University
Instituto Politecnico Loyola Notable works Ha vuelto el agua
Quitame las horas Notable awards Premio de Poesia Biblioteca W.K. Kellog 2007 for "Ha vuelto el agua"
Blog Distinguido de la Literatura Dominicana, Feria Internacional del Libro Santo Domingo 2008 Education EARTH University, Instituto Politecnico Loyola | ||
Entrevista a Cristino Gómez, candidato alcalde Capotillo por Alianza País
Cristino Alberto Gómez Luciano (born 1987) is a Dominican poet, agronomist, and professor. Author of Ha vuelto el agua, Yo dije el amor, and other books.
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Early life
Cristino Gómez grew up in Fondo Grande, a community in the municipality Loma de Cabrera of Dominican Republic. He started to write poetry early, initially motivated by the work of the Dominican poet Manuel Rueda.
Work and Trajectory
Cristino's verses, inspired on nature, homeland, and the beloved, "invite to appreciate beauty" and introduce "love symbolized in nature".
His poems have been published both printed and online, including blogs, magazines, newspapers and literary webs. Some of his writings are included in poetry anthologies, including Mil Poemas a Neruda, in tribute to Chilean Nobel laureate poet Pablo Neruda, and the Antología del Poeta y Artista Virtual. In 2007 he was awarded the W.K. Kellog award of poetry of EARTH University, and, in 2008, his blog was honored as Distinguished Dominican Literary Blog at the International Book Fair of Santo Domingo. Currently, Cristino is teacher and the coordinator of the School of Agronomy of the Instituto Politécnico Loyola, and professor at the Instituto Especializado de Estudios Superiores Loyola.