If travel opens us up to the unknown in order to find and learn things about ourselves, and if each place that touches us leaves us with a more sharply defined identity, Greece has without a doubt left a both delicate and profound mark on the soul of Hugo Gutierrez Vega. In the three books compiled here, the poet s gaze travels from the country s ancient past to its present. With a strong sense of intellectual curiosity, as well as the intelligence of a person who has long worked with words, Vega inquires into the everyday grandeur of his characters and the intricacies of their history."