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...
On the latest episode of Village Voice, Poet Richard Blanco joins Jim and Margery to celebrate the work of Sandra Cisneros, and shares the "sexy poem" listed below. The House on Mango Street was Cisneros' first book, and one of Richard's early influences, inspiring...
In the latest episode of Village Voice, Richard Blanco joins Jim and Margery to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, and share his Cuban-American experiences through the lens of poetry. "That's my life, every month is National Heritage Month!" Blanco jokes,...
Richard Blanco joins Jim and Margery for the latest installment of "Village Voice," to share a couple of poems to help us better understand our lives and times. Richard read 'an oldie but a goldie,' "Fire and Ice" by Robert Frost, and a poem that characterizes the...
In the latest edition of “Village Voice,” Jim Braude and Margery Eagan celebrate Pride Month with poet Richard Blanco. Blanco kick-starts the show with a Father's Day throwback poem, "My Father, My Hands." It is an exploration of how poetry serves as a way to...
In this latest episode of "Village Voice" poet Richard Blanco explores poems on motherhood. "Since we did National Poetry Month, I figured we'd revisit Mother’s Day...My mother occupies a lot of my poetry, and my psyche." Richard shares the inspiration for writing...