Sólo lloré en otoño es una colección de poemas y versos escritos a lo largo de 4 años. Sintiéndose con la libertad de expresar esas palabras que lo consumían, Elvis Dino Esquivel liberó todos esos sentimientos que vivieron dentro mientras hallaba inspiración para expresar, con dolor o alegría, lo que sentía en esos tiempos de turbulencias que sintió durante su servicio militar en el Medio Oriente. Aunque dejará para sí mismo el significado de unos poemas, los guardará como obligación de cada mortal que guarda para sí mismo, los otros los liberó y ya no seguirán en silencio.
ELVIS DINO ESQUIVEL was born in Santa Ana, CA. He spent his childhood in Michoacan, Mexico, where his mother is originally from. In mid 2000, he returned to California to study high school.
In 2004, after graduating from high school and with a strong sense of patriotism, Esquivel enlisted in the US Navy, where he served as an aircraft mechanic for Strike Squadron EIGHT SIX (VFA -86). He was eventually deployed to the Persian Gulf onboard the USS Enterprise (CVN-65) during Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan).
By mid 2007, Esquivel returns to California after honorably serving his country and soon enrolled in college. During that same year, Esquivel publishes his first poetry book, "Solo llore en otono", which includes various poems he wrote during his military service in the Middle East. Also, Esquivel is a member of 'Poetas del mundo.'
He lives in Southern California.
You can visit him at www.elvisdino.blogspot.com
