Before Fidel: The Cuba I Remember Book

Really beautiful gift of a father to his son. Obviously, his name wasn't Ismael. But knowing a bit of Biblical references, we know that this is the son that Abraham had to say farewell to, ever since Sarah rejected Agar, the slave she gave her own husband when she still was sterile. Martí, like Abraham, was painfully worried about staying away from his child probably forever, given his way of life as a pivotal figure in the history of Cuba. This, like most of his poetry is charmingly simple, yet rich in symbols.