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For Educators. As inaugural poet for President Obama and the first-ever Education Ambassador for the Academy of American poets, Richard Blanco is passionately dedicated to inspiring students through the close reading and writing of poems, and equally committed to empowering educators who wish to enhance their poetry and language arts curriculum with a focus on diversity and inclusion. CITY OF A HUNDRED FIRES Reviews “ Richard Blanco's City of a Hundred Fires lights up the American literary scene with a fresh new vigor and voice that takes its place at the front rank of poetry entrancing a wide audience with the music of its language, its beautiful evocation of loss, love and hope. —Dan Wakefield, American novelist, journalist and screenwriter “ What a delicia these poems are, sad, tender AMÉRICA – RICHARD BLANCO América. My Cuban family never “got” Thanksgiving. It was one of those traditions without translation. For Cubans, pork isn’t the “other white meat,” it is the “ONLY white meat.”. This poem originates from one of my earliest memories of the clash between the two cultures that shaped me. I. DECLARATION OF INTERDEPENDENCE We’re the good morning of a bus driver who remembers our name, the tattooed man who gives up his seat on the subway. We’re every door held open with a smile when we look into each other’s eyes the way we behold the moon. We’re the moon. We’re the promise of one people, one breath declaring to one another: I see you. I need you. BOUNDARIES – RICHARD BLANCO Boundaries Two Ponds Press, November 2017. Boundaries is a collaborative project between Presidential Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco and contemporary landscape photographer Jacob Bond Hessler. Blanco’s poems and Hessler’s photographs together investigate the visible and invisible boundaries of race, gender, class, and ethnicity, among many others. COMPLAINT OF EL RÍO GRANDE that finds its way to me, to turn eons. of loveless rock into lovesick pebbles. and carry them as humble gifts back. to the sea which brings life back to me. I felt the sun flare, praised each star. flocked about the moon long before. you did. I’ve breathed air you’ll never. breathe, listened to songbirds before. FOR ALL OF US, ONE TODAY For Immediate Release Contact: Pamela MacColl 617-948-6582 pmaccoll@beacon.org For All of Us, One Today: An Inaugural Poet’s Journey by Richard Blanco RICHARD BLANCOBOOKSEVENTSMEDIABIORADIOFOR EDUCATORS Richard Blanco is one of the most beloved and influential poets and storytellers writing today. As a historic presidential inaugural poet, public speaker, teacher and memoirist, he continues to travel the world, inviting audiences to reconnect to the heart of the human experience and all of its beautiful diversity. BOOKS – RICHARD BLANCO Boundaries. Boundaries is a collaborative project between Presidential Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco and contemporary landscape photographer Jacob Bond Hessler. Blanco’s poems and Hessler’s photographs together investigate the visible and invisible boundaries of VIDEOS – RICHARD BLANCO English Press Videos. One Pulse — One Poem. The Orlando shootings at a gay nightclub hit home with Miami native Richard Blanco, best known for his poem ‘One Today’ delivered at President Obama’s secondinauguration.
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For Educators. As inaugural poet for President Obama and the first-ever Education Ambassador for the Academy of American poets, Richard Blanco is passionately dedicated to inspiring students through the close reading and writing of poems, and equally committed to empowering educators who wish to enhance their poetry and language arts curriculum with a focus on diversity and inclusion. CITY OF A HUNDRED FIRES Reviews “ Richard Blanco's City of a Hundred Fires lights up the American literary scene with a fresh new vigor and voice that takes its place at the front rank of poetry entrancing a wide audience with the music of its language, its beautiful evocation of loss, love and hope. —Dan Wakefield, American novelist, journalist and screenwriter “ What a delicia these poems are, sad, tender AMÉRICA – RICHARD BLANCO América. My Cuban family never “got” Thanksgiving. It was one of those traditions without translation. For Cubans, pork isn’t the “other white meat,” it is the “ONLY white meat.”. This poem originates from one of my earliest memories of the clash between the two cultures that shaped me. I. DECLARATION OF INTERDEPENDENCE We’re the good morning of a bus driver who remembers our name, the tattooed man who gives up his seat on the subway. We’re every door held open with a smile when we look into each other’s eyes the way we behold the moon. We’re the moon. We’re the promise of one people, one breath declaring to one another: I see you. I need you. BOUNDARIES – RICHARD BLANCO Boundaries Two Ponds Press, November 2017. Boundaries is a collaborative project between Presidential Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco and contemporary landscape photographer Jacob Bond Hessler. Blanco’s poems and Hessler’s photographs together investigate the visible and invisible boundaries of race, gender, class, and ethnicity, among many others. COMPLAINT OF EL RÍO GRANDE that finds its way to me, to turn eons. of loveless rock into lovesick pebbles. and carry them as humble gifts back. to the sea which brings life back to me. I felt the sun flare, praised each star. flocked about the moon long before. you did. I’ve breathed air you’ll never. breathe, listened to songbirds before. FOR ALL OF US, ONE TODAY For Immediate Release Contact: Pamela MacColl 617-948-6582 pmaccoll@beacon.org For All of Us, One Today: An Inaugural Poet’s Journey by Richard Blanco BIO – RICHARD BLANCO Made in Cuba, assembled in Spain, imported to the USA. Richard Blanco’s mother, seven months pregnant, and the rest of the family arrived as exiles from Cuba to Madrid where he was born on February 15th, 1968. Forty-five days later, the family immigrated once more to New York City. Only a few weeks old, Blanco already belonged to threeFOR EDUCATORS
For Educators. As inaugural poet for President Obama and the first-ever Education Ambassador for the Academy of American poets, Richard Blanco is passionately dedicated to inspiring students through the close reading and writing of poems, and equally committed to empowering educators who wish to enhance their poetry and language arts curriculum with a focus on diversity and inclusion. RADIO – RICHARD BLANCO Radio. Since 2017, I've curated and co-hosted the Village Voice, a bi-monthly segment on WGBH Boston Public Radio featuring poems thatspeak to
EVENTS – RICHARD BLANCO Booking / Contact. Download the press kit and view contact information for speaking engagements. +View More BOUNDARIES – RICHARD BLANCO Boundaries Two Ponds Press, November 2017. Boundaries is a collaborative project between Presidential Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco and contemporary landscape photographer Jacob Bond Hessler. Blanco’s poems and Hessler’s photographs together investigate the visible and invisible boundaries of race, gender, class, and ethnicity, among many others. FOR ALL OF US, ONE TODAY For All of Us, One Today is a fluid, poetic account of Richard Blanco’s life-changing experiences as the inaugural poet in 2013.In this brief and evocative narrative, he shares the story of the call from the White House committee and all the exhilaration and upheaval of the days that followed. LOOKING FOR THE GULF MOTEL Family continues to be a wellspring of inspiration and learning for Blanco. His third book of poetry, Looking for The Gulf Motel, is a genealogy of the heart, exploring how his family’s emotional legacy has shaped—and continues shaping—his perspectives.The collection is presented in three movements, each one chronicling his understanding of a particular facet of life from childhood into MOTHER PICKING PRODUCE Mother Picking Produce. I trace my love and longing for Cuba to my mother who left behind every last one of her relatives, including seven brothers and sisters, to follow my father to America. This poem attempts to capture a very subtle yet powerful moment when I connected with my mother, not as a parent, but as a woman; the first time I camePAPA’S BRIDGE
Morning, driving west again, away from the sun. rising in the slit of the rearview mirror, as I climb. on slabs of concrete and steel bent into a bridge. arcing with all its parabolic y-squared splendor. I rise to meet the shimmering faces of buildings. above tree tops meshed into a calico of greens,MANGO NO. 61
Mango No. 61. “La charada” is a kind of numerology in which every number is assigned a specific term or phrase. For example, No. 34 is “monkey, No. 75 is “necktie,” and so on. My grandmother was a bookie, and so she knew the entire chararda by heart because her “clients” placed bets by Richard Blanco Menu* Books
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RICHARD BLANCO IS ONE OF THE MOST BELOVED AND INFLUENTIAL POETS AND STORYTELLERS WRITING TODAY. As a historic presidential inaugural poet, public speaker, teacher and memoirist, he continues to travel the world, inviting audiences to reconnect to the heart of the human experience and all of its beautiful diversity. Through the power of his words and presence, Blanco taps into our unspoken dreams, hopes and frustrations. He captures the human spirit and condition, in all of its complexities, opening up our minds and encouraging us to see beyond our differences to share in the universal experience of our humanity. Just as Carl Sagan brought cosmology into our living rooms, Blanco is appealing to audiences everywhere and inspiring a new way to think and feel about the poetry of our day, making it an accessible, inclusive and transformative part of our everyday lives. More »LATEST TWEETS
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