Poetry Reflections with Richard Blanco

43 Main Street,Springfield VT 05156

07 April, 2023

Description

For Vermont Students presented by the Vermont Humanities Council. In this free live-streamed presentation for Vermont middle and high school students, poet Richard Blanco reads from and discusses his work. Selected by President Obama as the fifth inaugural poet in US history, Blanco is the first Latino, immigrant, and gay person to serve in such a role. Born in Madrid to Cuban exile parents and raised in Miami, the negotiation of cultural identity characterizes his four collections of poetry.