Fernando Cabrera

Fernando Cabrera (born May 30, 1964 in Santiago de los Caballeros) is a Dominican-American poet, essayist, visual artist, songwriter and professor. He is a National Poetry and Literary Essay Prize Winner. Early life Cabrera (full name Fernando de Jesús Reynoso Cabrera) was born in El Ensanche Libertad, a neighborhood of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. He was the first child in a family of five. Cabrera graduated from Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra as PhD in Spanish Studies: Linguistics and Literature. His thesis "Utopian Writing of America: Dialogue between Walt Whitman and Pablo Neruda in Leaves of Grass and Canto General.", Was defended on June 15, 2018, with an outstanding cum laude rating. In addition, he is a graduate in Systems Engineering and Computing, and Master of Business Administration, at the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, an institution where he has taught since 1991. In 1996 he took specialization courses at the University of Kentucky. Career Cabrera is founding member and leader of the Collective of Artists of Santiago. Founded and directs the International Festival of Arts Arte Vivo. Cabrera has served several stints as president of the arts center Casa de Arte Inc. He is journalist of national and international magazines and newspapers specialized in arts and literature. The author is Member of the National Council of Culture of DR and of the House of the Dominican writer, and is a Corresponding Member of the Dominican Academy of the Spanish language.