Jorge Reyes (writer)
Jorge Reyes (March 9, 1972 – March 13, 2015) was a Cuban-born, American author known for authoring books in several genres. He is an honor graduate (1993) of Barry University, from which he received a B.A. in history, a B.S in political science, and a minor in literature. He died in Miami on March 13, 2015 after a short illness. Biography. Early life. Born in Santiago de Cuba, Reyes left Cuba with his parents via Costa Rica, before settling permanently in Miami in 1982. Writing. Reyes has written books in several genres of literature: biography, fiction, non -fiction, children's books and poetry. Most of what is known about Reyes's childhood was penned down by Reyes himself in his book, "", published in 2001. In it, he talks about his childhood days in a small town called Boniato on the outskirts of Santiago de Cuba. The book itself, based on a family emergency, became also an analysis of Cuba's present condition as viewed by Reyes himself. Reyes's method of choosing to write his Cuban memoirs displayed some writing skills for which he has been noted, mainly: In 2003, Reyes surprised his readership by publishing, among  other things, a book of poems titled, "My Words Mean Something." Poetry, however, is the genre Reyes returned to with the publication of "Day's Night," published in 2014.