SUMMARY NENA, NENA DE MI CORAZON by BENITO PASTORIZA IYODO This section includes a very brief overview of Nena, nena de mi corazon in both Spanish and English. For further information on Benito Pastoriza Iyodo, his biography, publications and prizes, please see the link related to the author page. Nena, nena de mi corazon es un texto del desplazamiento latino por el mundo. Descentramiento que se manifiesta en movimiento, traslado y sustitucion. Los personajes principales circulan y circunnavegan por multiples espacios geograficos, politicos, historicos y sociales, propios de la realidad...

A Matter of Men is presented in a poetic manner, in diaphanous language with daring and innovative images, laying out the evolution of "man," from childhood through adulthood not defined by age but through one's encounter with the Self. This "man" represents all human beings... Heidi Ann Garcia, Ph.D. Chasqui, Arizona State University A Matter of Men weaves a multi-textured tapestry of the events, challenges and preconceptions that shape the definition of manhood: from the ritual of a boy coming of age to the youth who discovers the challenges of the adult world. This collection of stories...

This collection of poetry is like a vitreous mosaic with intricate details, both colored and colorless. It sets into motion a trilogy based on man's impact on his world as it relates to nature, to people at the individual level and mankind at the worldwide level. Pastoriza Iyodo uses the elegy in its most expanded form to revere, lament and illuminate-a translucent, hazy view of the past, a transparent unadulterated look at the present and a shadowy and foreboding possibility for the future. In the final analysis, September Elegies leaves the determination of the prognosis to the reader.