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Cristino Gómez grew up in Fondo Grande, a community in the municipality Loma de Cabrera of Dominican Republic.
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Cristino Gomez
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Author of Ha vuelto el agua, Yo dije el amor, and other books He started to write poetry early, initially motivated by the work of the Dominican poet Manuel Rueda. Cristino"s verses, inspired on nature, homeland, and the beloved, "invite to appreciate beauty" and introduce "love symbolized in nature".
His poems have been published both printed and online, including blogs, magazines, newspapers and literary webs.
Some of his writings are included in poetry anthologies, including Military Poemas a Neruda, in tribute to Chilean Nobel laureate poet Pablo Neruda, and the Antología del Poeta y Artista Virtual. In 2007 he was awarded the West.K. Kellog award of poetry of EARTH University, and, in 2008, his blog was honored as Distinguished Dominican Literary Blog at the International Book Fair of Santo Domingo.
Currently, Cristino is teacher and the coordinator of the School of Agronomy of the Instituto Politécnico Loyola, and professor at the Instituto Especializado de Estudios Superiores Loyola.
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