Poet, essayist and narrator. For twenty years he was a promoter of Cuban culture through four successive magazines: Verbum (1937), Silver Spur (1939-1941), Nobody Seemed (1942-1944) and Origins (1944-1956). Author, among others, of the poetry books: Death of Narcissus (1937), Enemy Rumor (1941), The steadiness (1949), Giver (1960). In addition, he published the books: Analecta of the clock (essay, 1953/2010) Treaties in Havana (essay, 1958/2009), The spelled quantity (essay, 1970), Paradiso (novel, 1996/1968/2006/2009) and Tales (1987/2010). In 2001 the publishing house UNIÓN printed Diaries (1939- 1949/1956-1958) with compilations and notes of the journalist Ciro Bianchy Ross. His work appears under the seal of prestigious publishing houses such as Alianza (Spain), Enaudi (Italy), Monte Ávila (Venezuela), PaxForlag (Norway) and Amman Verlag (Switzerland).