Poems From Cuba: Alone Against The Sea—Poesia desde Cuba: solo contra el mar

Mesa was a professor of biology at the University of Havana. During his tenure there, he also dedicated himself to writing poetry. In 1996 and 1998 he was a visiting lecturer at universities in Texas, Alabama, and North Carolina. His poetry has appeared in the “Graham House Review.” He has one of the largest private libraries in Cuba. The title, “Alone Against the Sea,” was suggested in a statement made by the late Cuban poet, Dulce Maria Loynaz (1902-1997). In “Un verano en Tenerife” (1958) she asserts that it is easier to provide water for the world’s deserts than for its islands; they are alone against the sea.