Luis Soriano has enjoyed reading since childhood—a passion he says he owes to his aunt, with whom he discovered a memorable poem by the Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío: 
Luis Soriano amekuwa akifurahia kujisomea tangu alipokuwa mdogo-tabia aliyoipata kutoka kwa shangazi yake, ambaye kupitia yeye alifahamu kuhusu shairi la kihistoria lililoandikwa na mtunzi wa mashairi raia wa Nicaragua Rubén Darío: