In the latest episode of “Village Voice,” Richard Blanco celebrates poetry by January Gill O'Neil. “…this is something that we find with January’s work, the poems start deceivingly simple, or very generous or accessible, but then really deepen in their content and...
Richard Blanco joins Jim and Margery on Boston Public Radio to share poems that reflect the beauty and nuance of the season in this latest edition of "Village Voice." Among the poems, thoughts were shared on climate change and the "dependability of the seasons."...
https://soundcloud.com/richard-blanco-poetry/101321-richard-blanco Richard Blanco continues the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month in this latest edition of "Village Voice." From the living cultures of bodegas, to Spider-Man in Times Square, to coming of age in a...
https://soundcloud.com/richard-blanco-poetry/092721-richard-blanco?si=a75b769903de4ce6ac87fc35e230b4ae In this episode of "Village Voice," Boston Public Radio and Richard Blanco share poems to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month. From "Florida-grown mameyes" that are...
https://soundcloud.com/richard-blanco-poetry/091321-richard-blanco Richard Blanco shares selected quotes, emblematic of what poetry means, in this latest edition of “Village Voice.” Tune in to hear the conversation sparked by each. “Good poetry answers questions great...
https://soundcloud.com/richard-blanco-poetry/village-voice-poetry-as-political-satire On the latest segment of Village Voice, using poetry to better understand our lives and times, Richard Blanco highlights satirical poetry by John Lithgow. Blanco and Lithgow were the...
https://soundcloud.com/richard-blanco-poetry/poet-richard-blanco-on-the-historic-protests-in-cuba In this episode of "Village Voice," Jim and Margery discuss the historic protests in Cuba with poet Richard Blanco. The discussion centers on the complexities of the...
https://soundcloud.com/richard-blanco-poetry/07121-richard-blanco Richard Blanco joins Jim and Margery on Boston Public Radio for another segment of "Village Voice" with reflections on the craft of the letter poem. “When you write directly to someone, the second...
https://soundcloud.com/richard-blanco-poetry/062121-richard-blanco In the latest edition of “Village Voice,” Jim Braude and Margery Eagan celebrate Pride Month with poet Richard Blanco. Blanco shared two of his own poems "ONE PULSE-ONE POEM" and "UNTIL WE COULD." In...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBJDnm21Kbo "...You as the will of waves that will keep breaking against injustice. You as the rainbows that / will keep bending light until we see everyone’s colors shine together..." It was a great honor to “see” the class of 2021...