Trino Cruz: La poesía como fluencia

This article offers a comprehensive overview of poetry by Trino Cruz, one of the most outstanding representatives in Gibraltar of literature written in Spanish. Although he hails from the Rock, his works are influenced by the complex area of the Strait of Gibraltar, with interesting resonances from Spanish, Moroccan and Gibraltarian cultures. His mixed ancestry and cosmopolitan education connect his work to a fascinating artistic substratum of Arabic, British, French and Spanish origins. His attraction to painting and the written word explains the visual character of his poems, as well as his translations. This article analyses the evolution of his poetry from his first books, Lecturas del espacio profanado (1992) and Rihla (2003), to his latest poems included in Mediodía del cantor (2022). Throughout his literary production, the Gibraltarian poet succeeds in articulating deep, complex poetry that shows social concern but never neglects language, which he considers the real instrument of culture. Metaphors and symbols are grouped in images of the writer’s journey, in his pursuit of self-expression.