C.C.L.A.      Member's Trip to Cuba
January 5th - February 8th 2009

Manuel García Verdecia, Cuban Artist and Writers Association (UNEAC) Vice-President in Holguín;
Manuel de Jesús Velázquez León, CCLA Vice President;  Richard Grove, CCLA Founder & President

Colin Morton, CCLA member reading at UNEAC

UNEAC - Wency Rosales, CCLA Ambassador -
reading from his new Chapbook

CCLA member, John B. Lee Reading at UNEAC in Holguin  with Manuel (CCLA Vice Pres.) translating

R.D. Roy CCLA Member

UNEAC - Merle Amodeo, CCLA Member - Reading

Amauris Betancourt Gómez (left)
- CCLA Member & Photographer
Book Release at UNEAC - Manuel Vice-President  intro
was translated in English by Wency Rosales

The writers' morning meeting place in Holguin:
"beside the blue Edsel."

Manuel, Wency and Colin at Gibara;
Tai in the background

Wency reading "I Invite" with Len and Kim listening.

A Cuban rebuilds his house
damaged by the recent hurricane.

Colin and May Lee relaxing at Hotel Atlantico