Pérez is the author of four poetry collections: Algo de lo Sagrado (1996), Oíste hablar del gato de pelea? (1999), Canciones y letanías (2002), and Lingua Franca (forthcoming). A book of essays, La perseverancia de un hombre oscuro, earned him Cuba’s National Critics’ Prize for that genre in 2000. He is also a translator with numerous publications ranging from Shakespeare to Creeley and Komunyakaa, as well as Italian and Dutch writings. Currently Pérez is a percussionist for dance-theater performances, and his interest in artistic collaboration informs recent writing projects. Translations of his poems appear in Washington Square, boundary 2, Origin~Longhouse, Mandorla, The Whole Island: Six Decades of Cuban Poetry, and elsewhere; Jacket 35 carries an extensive feature on Pérez.