Jesús Rafael Marcano Guzmán
Moderator 
Jesús Rafael Marcano Guzmán
(Maturín, Venezuela, 1993)
Founder of Sakura Centro Cultural de Arte y Literatura Japonesa and the Jaykismo Movement. He is a member of the EIDOS International Artistic Movement (headquartered in France) and currently serves as President of the EIDOS International Artistic Movement, Venezuela-Asia chapter.
He stands out for his work as an author of bilingual works in Chinese and Spanish, establishing himself as an important promoter of Sinology and Asian literature in Ibero-America. He has published research on the influence of Chinese religion and philosophy on culture and language for the Association of Chinese Schools in Spain, one of which was translated into French and published in TingaNews Magazine (Burkina Faso, 2026).
He is a contributor to the cultural magazine China Bambú, Dragones y Tinta (Spain, 2025), the portal Japón desde Japón (2025), and a columnist for the Spanish newspaper Siglo XXI. His poetic work abroad includes the publication of haikus in English in the Greek magazine Homo Universalis (2026). In February 2026, the Greek magazine Polis Magazino published a series of his haikus in a bilingual Greek-English edition to commemorate World Greek Language Day, edited by Eva Petropoulou Lianou. This publication consolidates his work as a multilingual author and promoter of poetry and Asian literature in Ibero-America and Europe.
His most notable published works include Hanasaki (2021) and Haikus (2025) under the seal of Editorial Giraluna, among others.
Recognitions and Memberships:
First place poetry prize at the first "Aventuras de papel" exhibition (Mar del Plata, 2024)
Prof. Ciro Artemio Constantino Álvarez International Award by the Royal International Academy of Art and Literature (Mexico, 2024).
Member of the Andrés Eloy Blanco Society of Poets.
Member of the Latin American Poetry Route (Monagas State).
The rose petals
rain and fall on the France...
Colour crimson reds!
When you wake up
you feel to the butterflies
like fluttering.
Leave memories
like several leaves
in the distant fall.
Jesús Rafael Marcano.
Haikus dedicated to the magical lands of France.
