Richard Blanco Poetry · Announcing The Winners Of BPR's Acrostic Poem Contest Earlier this year, poet Richard Blanco issued a challenge to Boston Public Radio listeners: Write an acrostic poem about your town, and share it with us. Many listeners did, capturing...
Richard Blanco Poetry · Village Voice: Richard Blanco On His New Book, 'How to Love a Country: Poems' On this episode of Boston Public Radio's "Village Voice," Richard Blanco spoke with us about his new book, "How to Love a Country." Blanco told BPR that the book is...
Richard Blanco Poetry · Village Voice: Richard Blanco On The Poetry Of Figurative Language In this edition of the Village Voice, Richard Blanco chose to discuss one of the greatest linguistic techniques used in poetry this week in honor of National Poetry Month,...
Richard Blanco Poetry · Call For Poetry: Send BPR Your Acrostic Poems Spring has sprung, the cherry blossoms are cherry blossoming, and it’s time again for the twice-monthly edition of Village Voice! We fell so madly in love with your responses to our call for...
Richard Blanco Poetry · Poet Richard Blanco On The First Ammendment And Freedom Of Speech The Poetry Coalition, a group of 25 different national poetry organizations dedicated to promoting the value of poetry, launched their third annual program initiative this month...
Richard Blanco Poetry · Village Voice: Richard Blanco On Aging And The Passage Of Time In this episode of "The Village Voice" Jim and Margery discuss the themes of age and aging with poet Richard Blanco. The discussion celebrates the recent publication of Blanco’s...
Richard Blanco Poetry · How Mary Oliver's Poetry Helped Us Understand The World Earlier this month, poet Mary Oliver — who won both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, and was for many years based in Provincetown, Mass., — died at the age of 83. In...
Richard Blanco Poetry · A Poetic Look At Martin Luther King, Jr. And His Legacy Ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, poet Richard Blanco shared some of his favorite works engaging with Dr. King's life and legacy. Blanco read his poem "St. Louis: Prayer Before Dawn,"...
Richard Blanco Poetry · Poet Richard Blanco Helps Us Slow Down And Reflect During The Busy Holiday Season There's more to holiday poetry than just "The Twelve Days of Christmas," says poet Richard Blanco. For that reason, in the latest edition of his regular poetry...
Richard Blanco Poetry · Can Poetry Help Us Create Meaning Out Of Despair? How can people renew their sense of faith in the future when everything around them seems bleak? For an answer to that question, poet Richard Blanco turned to the work of Ada Limón, a poet from...