Richard Blanco, Cuban American Poet and Storyteller, Explores Home and Cuban Indentity
Richard Blanco, Cuban American Poet and Storyteller, Explores Home and Cuban Indentity
Poet Richard Blanco spoke at Americas Society about conquering the subject of home described in his memoir The Prince of Los Cocuyos, his inaugural poem, and the maturation of the Cuban identity in America.
Richard Blanco, acclaimed Cuban American poet and storyteller, joined Centro Cultural Cubano de Nueva York and Americas Society Council of the Americas on the evening of Friday, Oct. 30 in New York City to read excerpts from his witty and charming memoir, "The Prince of Los Cocuyos: A Miami Childhood." He also spoke about conquering the subject of home, his inaugural poem, and the maturation of the Cuban identity in America.
Blanco became the first gay, first Latino and youngest inaugural poet in 2013 when he was chosen to become the nation's fifth inaugural poet. More recently, the author of five prize-winning books was the featured speaker at the reopening of the U.S. embassy in August 2015. At the historic event, he read the poem "Matters of the Sea," and read it again during his appearance at the Americas Society headquarters located on the Upper West Side.
"It's going to be a very special evening for me, in this atmosphere that's about the very topic that obsesses my life," Blanco said to the room of listeners....
