Hebert Poll Gutierrez is a Cuban author, storyteller, poet, and playwright with 19 years of experience currently based in Calgary. He believes in the power of stories and theater to shape reality. Art is his strategy to defend his triple cultural identity: His identity as an artist, a Cuban, and Afro descendant. Hebert has published nine books in several genres (poetry, theater, and short fiction). His latest books are: Last Planet standing (Theater) Letra de Kmbio Publishers, France,2023. “Whispers from the Black Gods” (Poetry) The Elite Lizzard Publishing Company, Canada, 2022.