It was a tremendous honor to write (and recite) a poem about democracy and interdependence for Mayor Daniella Levine Cava’s State of the County Address. I'm grateful to have a mayor invested in the community, the arts, and the environment. Remember the...
Poet Richard Blanco returns to Boston Public Radio for an episode of the "Village Voice," to celebrate poet January Gill O’Neil’s latest collection Glitter Road, and to retroactively honor Black History Month, and Women’s History Month. O’Neil is a professor at Salem...
Richard Blanco joins Jim and Margery on Boston Public Radio to reflect on his most recent collection: Homeland of My Body: New and Selected Poems. He reads a selection of new works and shares thoughts on the inspiration that kindled them, as well as the creative...
In this latest episode of Village Voice, Poet Richard Blanco joins Jim and Margery on Boston Public Radio to explore A-I-generated poetry. "I was going to choose Halloween poems, but I think this topic is even scarier." He said. Blanco asked Chat GBT to generate two...
Richard Blanco returns to Boston Public Radio and joins hosts Gerrard Bowen and Andrea Cabral for another segment of Village Voice. They speak a little about Richard's forthcoming collection, HOMELAND OF MY BODY, and how the concepts of home and love are ever-changing...
In this edition of the Village Voice, Richard Blanco recites poems to celebrate the 2016 National Park Service Centennial. For the occasion, The Academy of American Poets commissioned 50 poets from 50 states to write poems about their State Parks as a way of...
Richard Blanco joins Jim and Margery on Boston Public Radio to celebrate Poetry Month with his favorite "Ars Poetica" poems. "Ars Poetica is in some way shape or form a poem about the art of poetry, it can take on many different meanings... The mystery of the process...
"I want to use this platform to invigorate the humanities because they are under attack in this country and it is essential that this be part of our education system. Especially in Florida!" A recent recipient of the National Humanities Medal, Richard Blanco spoke...
On this episode of the Village Voice, Richard Blanco joins Jim and Margery to share poems that commemorate Black History Month. (Margery wondered if Florida was allowed to celebrate Black History Month with Gov. DeSantis in charge.) Richard shares two poems by Toi...
In the latest installment of “Village Voice,” Blanco spotlights Let Me Say This: A Dolly Parton Anthology. Forthcoming on January 19th and comprised of 54 poets celebrating all things Dolly, the anthology is “one of the wonderful, fun ways that poetry enters our...