Maria Eugenia Caseiro: Havana, Cuba. Caseiro always showed a special inclination towards the world of writing. As a writer, essayist and poet, she earned her first award in a composition contest at the tender age of 11 In her native Cuba. However, as the country’s political climate grew increasingly more difficult, in 1970 she found herself at a crossroads faced with the dilemma of sympathizing with the new system for the sake of being able to continue her studies, or dissenting, and forgoing her access to higher education. Her choice wasn’t difficult, she chose the latter, more...
