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Simon Vincent

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in Habana, Cuba

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Literature & Fiction, Poetry, Romance

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Simon Vincent is the pen name of Angel Vicente Fernandez, Jr. who was born in Cuba in 1951.
He is the author of “Waypoint 90-In the Chambers of The Sea” his first novel published in 2003. He edited and published, “Memorias De Un Taquigrafo”, his late fathers memoirs, in 1993.
Following his family’s exile from Cuba in 1960, Angel lived in New York City, Austin, Texas and Miami, Florida. Angel attended the University of Texas at Austin earning a B.A. in Government in 1973. For over twenty five years he was devoted to a career in International Banking and Finance.
At present he is almost finished with another novel “The Weight of Sin” and seeking a publisher for it as well as for “Sea Lust”, a collection of poetry exploring the deeply felt emot...more

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Chubasco

CHUBASCO
(SUMMER SHOWER)
By Simon Vincent

The palm leans forwardGets its face washedAs each raindropFalling, scrubbing,Pelts the green leaves,Sets them trembling,Leaves them laughingOn their boughs-While gently, gentlyThe rain moves on.

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Average rating: 4.14 · 14 ratings · 14 reviews · 3 distinct works · Similar authors

	Sea Lust 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2009	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Waypoint 90: In the Chambers of the Sea 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2008	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Way Point 90: In the Chambers of the Sea 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Waypoint 90-In the Chambers of the Sea (Literature & Fiction)

1 chapters — updated May 10, 2009 03:11pm

Description: A bitter-sweet romance full of appealing characters, this is the highly visual and imaginative story of one man’s redemption through love. From the Florida Keys of the 70s and the Cuba of the Mariel boat lift, the story provides richness of detail in the historic backgrounds of the main characters.

Sea Lust Poems (Poetry)

1 chapters — updated Apr 13, 2009 03:48pm

Description: Three poems from new Poetry Book Sea Lust

Gypsy Heart (Literature & Fiction)

1 chapters — updated Apr 09, 2009 12:24pm

Description: Short Story

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Hemingway's Boat: Everything He Loved in Life, and Lost, 1934-1961

by Paul Hendrickson

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Simon said: "Ok read but a lot of cliches about Hem and sometimes slow and repetitious."

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Simon made a comment in the group ¡ POETRY ! — PLEASE POST YOUR POEM FOR THE JUNE 2013 GOODREADS NEWSLETTER CONTEST! topic "The Weight of Sin by Simon Vincent I thank you for my soul, my love I came within a breath of losing all Raising the devil’s curtain on our stage Softly un...more "
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Simon liked Ware's review of Back to Blood: " When my mother died twenty one years ago, a Herald reporter, assigned to write her obituary, asked me if she resented all the changes that had come to Miami during the forty plus years she had lived in South Florida. My mother, having once quit th... " Read more of this review »
Apr 29, 2013 03:47am · see review
Simon made a comment in the group ¡ POETRY ! — PLEASE POST YOUR POEM FOR THE MAY 2013 GOODREADS NEWSLETTER CONTEST! topic "Tomorrow by Simon Vincent Ear of a sow And a purple cow, Dance, Devil, dance. I care not for sorrow, I grieve not in pain; Always I’ll find tomorrow, Undernea...more "
Apr 09, 2013 06:43am
Simon made a comment on Pride and Prejudice — Which of the two do you prefer? The Series with Colin Firth or the 2005 Movie? "From a male point of view since we are sorely outnumbered in the comments I loved the BBC series because of Jennifer Ehle's Elizabeth. I went gaga ove...more "
Mar 22, 2013 07:45am
Simon made a comment in the group ¡ POETRY ! — PLEASE POST YOUR POEM FOR THE APRIL 2013 GOODREADS NEWSLETTER CONTEST! topic "The I by Simon Vincent The I, The old preoccupation with The I. Not you, ‘Tis I And all things center On the all-engrossing me. So “I” blots out the sun, Each p...more "
Mar 15, 2013 05:39am
Simon rated a book 3 of 5 stars Back to Blood by Tom Wolfe read in March, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Well, this is not vintage TW! I'm Cuban and I was not too disturbed by his treatment of us, I just did not like his characters. They did not move me. I love a good character there were none in this book. I listened to this book on audio, read by Lou...more
Mar 05, 2013 07:45am · see review
Simon made a comment in the group ¡ POETRY ! — PLEASE POST YOUR POEM FOR THE MARCH 2013 GOODREADS NEWSLETTER CONTEST! topic "To My Wife by Simon Vincent My sweet wife, hear my words sung from the altar aimed at your loving heart. Forgive this poor sinner whose sin, so damned, is...more "
Feb 07, 2013 05:39pm