Richard Blanco - Author and Poet

Richard Blanco

Books

How to Love a Country by poet & author, Richard Blanco

How to Love a Country

“A masterful poet who is clear-eyed and full of heart, Blanco explores the country’s haunted past while offering a bright hope for the future.”
– Ada Limón, U.S. Poet Laureate

Boundaries by poet & author, Richard Blanco

Boundaries

“Together in this book, Richard and Jacob are our partners, extending their hands to us at a time when we need it the most.”
– Jorge Ramos

One Today, A Poem for Barack Obama's Presidential Inauguration January 21, 2013 by poet & author, Richard Blanco

One Today

“Blanco showed great courage…and it’s courage that is the most important of all virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.”
– Maya Angelou

Matters of the Sea by poet & author, Richard Blanco

Matters of the Sea / Cosas del mars

Reopening ceremony of the United States Embassy in Havana, Cuba on August 14, 2015.

One Today by poet & author, Richard Blanco

One Today

“Richard Blanco is a graceful wordsmith, and Pilkey transforms his poem into a story that children can make their own.”
Publishers Weekly, starred review

Cuba Then by poet & author, Richard Blanco

Cuba Then: Rare and Classic Images from the Ramiro Fernandez Collectiony

Vintage photos from one of the largest archives of Cuban photography in the world capture the island’s history. With nearly 300 exceptional images and a foreword and poetry by Richard Blanco, the poet selected for President Obama’s second inauguration, this is a multifaceted look at Cuba, then.

The Prince of Los Cocuyos by poet & author, Richard Blanco

The Prince of los Cocuyos

“Richard Blanco tenderly, exhilaratingly chronicles his Miami childhood amid a colorful, if suffocating, family of Cuban exiles, as well as his quest to find his artistic voice and the courage to accept himself as a gay man.”
– O, The Oprah Magazine

For All of Us, One Today by poet & author, Richard Blanco

For All of Us, One Today

“This is a book not just about one poet’s journey, but about the power of poetry to capture moments, to transform lives, and to illuminate truths.”
– Anderson Cooper

Boston Strong by poet & author, Richard Blanco

Boston Strong

A commemorative chapbook that beautifully reproduces Blanco’s poignant poem presented at the Boston Strong Concert, benefiting the people most affected by the tragic events that occurred on April 15, 2013 during the Boston Marathon.

Looking for The Gulf Motel by poet & author, Richard Blanco

Looking for The Gulf Motel

Winner of the Paterson Prize, the Thom Gunn Award, and a Maine Literary Award

Directions to The Beach of the Dead by poet & author, Richard Blanco

Directions to the Beach of the Dead

Winner of the Beyond Margins Award from PEN America

City of A Hundred Fires by poet & author, Richard Blanco

City of a Hundred Fires

Winner of the Agnes Lynch Starrett Prize