< strong > José Roberto Castro Montilla was the winner of the Gustavo Batista Cedeño's Young Poetry contest 2023 < / strong >

José Roberto Castro Montilla was awarded an award for youth poetry by Gustavo Batista Cedeño 2023, the afternoon of Thursday 24 August, with his poemary "La Materia Fugitive," with his pseudonym, Heráctito.

Of 24 jobs submitted at the end of this contest, the Jury formed by writers David Robinson, Indira Moreno and Jaiko Jiménez unanimously chose this work, by presenting an intentional and sustained cosmovision throughout the work, through a search for truth and meaning, the questioning of being and a profound look at what they are.

“Fugitive matter It's an intimate and at the same time universal search, as it contrasts with our own feelings and exposes them by means of the poetic word. The language used is a transparent and vivid language and vivids the ideas with good clarity, "thought the jury in issuing the decision.

Castro Montilla, who holds his degree as a lawyer, already has his experiences with this contest, as in 2015 and 2020 she obtained two honors with the works "Divagaciones" and "Spaces," respectively.