Arts & Letters Live, the literary series at the Dallas Museum of Art, commissioned poet Richard Blanco to write a new poem inspired primarily by works of art in the DMA’s “My|gration” exhibition that was on view at the Center for Creative Connections through 2021. The new poem, “Imaginary My|grations,” synthesizes many of the themes in the exhibition: notions of migration, home, and family. In this video, Blanco reads the new poem and shares insights about his creative process.

Funding for this commission is provided by: The Bonnie Pitman Education Endowment to Do Something New at the Dallas Museum of Art.