Where do the everyday objects in our lives come from? Find out about one object, the legal pad, through Martín Espada's 'Who Burns for the Perfection of Paper.' Featuring @johnmturturro, @justinwolfers, & many more! Streaming free! bit.ly/3UQyhoe
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We did this sonnet in CW today and a kid just totally burst into tears at the end and I felt really bad. Martín Espada

Scenes from #PoetryLife workshop with Martín Espada & PatriciaJabbehWesley at Bookstore1 Sarasota. And I even wrote a poem! 💪

The new episode of Poetry In America features my poem 'Who Burns for the Perfection of Paper.' Host Elisa New joins me along with actor John Turturro, retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, & historian Jill Lepore, among others. ➡️poetryinamerica.org/episode/who-bu….⬅️

What a gift it was to hear poems from Maggie Millner, Danez, Martín Espada, & to have the reading hosted by Kaveh Akbar aka one of the kindest people alive. I am in absolute awe.

(My cat thought this reading was a dream too. 💖)

The new ep of the PBS series 'Poetry in America' features Governor's Award honoree Martín Espada and his poem 'Who Burns for the Perfection of Paper,' based on the experience of making legal pads in a printing plant--and ending up in law school. Watch: buff.ly/4dEiQqu

On Wednesday, Martín Espada & Elisa New talked “Who Burns for the Perfection of Paper” w/ WHMP Radio. “Martín’s poem was just such a universal favorite with my students that we decided it had to be the focus of an episode.”

Listen to the podcast here: bit.ly/44MVGu2

Western Mass, come join us next Thursday for an evening of great literature! Featuring Martín Espada Martín Espada, Kym Newberry reading Chuma Nwokolo, and Amalialú Posso Figueroa. Shanta Lee and I will be reading our translation of Amalialú's fiction!

National Book Foundation Emerson Collective Martín Espada Freedom Reads histriabooks.com/product/the-si…

The first stanza of a poem by Martin Espada, Martín Espada.

'The white army of winter spreads across the city.'

This arresting poem by Martín Espada (Martín Espada)

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feat new fiction not just by yours truly, but @kalanipickhart + فرح علی Farah Ali, poetry by Martín Espada, essay by Ed Pavlić, photography by kris graves, & more!

NAR Contributing Editor Martín Espada's poem 'Who Burns for the Perfection of Paper' is featured on the latest Poetry In America poetryinamerica.org/episode/who-bu…

#PoetryMonth Day 28. Martín Espada Martín Espada reads 'Floaters' youtu.be/Yc-jsSD3-Ec

Join us at IU Northwest for a reading by National Book Award winning Martín Espada who will read from his 2021 book, “Floaters” on Thurs, Sept 28, at 1 pm CDT. Event is available online at northwest.iu.edu/onebook/index.… #iunorthwest

🐱Il Manifestante su «Freeman’s Animali»! Trovate l’introduzione di @freemanreads a un numero che amiamo molto.👉bit.ly/3ZYEeja
川上未映子 Mieko Kawakami chiara barzini Olga Tokariuk Rick Sasha LaPointe Matthew Gavin Frank A. Kendra Greene Cynan Jones Camonghne Felix Samiya Bashir Martín Espada

From “Gonzo,” by Martín Espada. Read the full poem: nyer.cm/74N8zEY

If you're in the Greater Boston area, join me for a reading on May 7th, 5 PM at the Barker Center, Harvard University. Hosted by Harvard University's Latinx Studies Working Group, cosponsored by the Committee on Ethnicity, Migration & Rights and the Instituto Cervantes.

Old friends like Martín Espada and his wife Lauren Schmidt showed up as well as my high school roommate! Now that’s long term loyalty!

Hate to leave this pretty town full of readers!