Galatea

by Edwin Torres

Al igual que el mítico Pigmalión, el poeta Edwin Torres rinde su arte a la exaltación de la musa y el sentimiento. Galatea presenta una refrescante visión de la psiquis masculina, que no teme ser sensible, delirante o tierna. Cada poema es un monólogo que versa sobre el estado de enamoramiento, los vaivenes románticos, el deseo y la angustia. En Me llamarás Teseo, la amada exige mayores proezas eróticas, y la voz poética se muestra desnuda y vulnerable, mientras promete retener su orgullo. Pregúntale a mi mejor amigo contiene un interesante giro que no deja de ser sorpresivo lectura tras lectura, según descubrimos a un hombre que no oculta el dolor de perder a su camarada, y se sume en la tristeza al perder mucho más. El poema titular es la culminación del viaje poético, el éxtasis inalcanzable e irreal, la búsqueda metaforizada en escultura y realizada en letras de la perfección anhelada. Con Galatea, Edwin Torres se abre paso como una voz poética inconfundible, impregnada de ternura e ingenio, pero sobre todo de una honestidad rara vez vista. Melvin Rodríguez Rodríguez

86 pages, Paperback

Published January 28, 2015

About the author

Edwin Torres is a former New York State Supreme Court judge and author, who wrote the 1975 novel Carlito's Way. His book was the basis for the 1993 movie of the same name, starring Al Pacino, and for the 1979 book After Hours, the sequel to Carlito's Way.

In 1958, Torres was admitted to the New York State Bar. In 1959, as an assistant district attorney, Torres participated in the prosecution of Sal "the Capeman" Agron. Shortly thereafter he became a criminal defense attorney.

In 1977, Torres was appointed to the New York State Criminal Court. In 1980 he was selected to the State Supreme Court, where he served as a justice in the Twelfth Judicial District in New York City. The Supreme Court has jurisdiction over felony cases, and Torres presided over a number of high-profile murder cases.

He retired from the bench in 2008 and since then has served on the New York State Athletic Commission.

A film adaptation of Q & A was released in 1990, directed by Sidney Lumet, and it starred Nick Nolte and Armand Assante. "After Hours" was filmed in 1993, but used the title Carlito's Way to avoid being confused with Martin Scorsese's 1985 film After Hours.