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2010 Festival Poet: Martín Espada
June 18, 2010Martin Farawell, Program Director, Poetry In “Something Escapes the Bonfire,” a poem from his most recent collection, The Republic of Poetry, Martín Espada recounts the story of Victor Jara, the Chilean songwriter and poet murdered by Augusto Pinochet’s military junta. … Continue reading
Poetry Fridays: Martín Espada
May 22, 2009Martin Farawell, Program Director, Poetry In “Something Escapes the Bonfire,” a poem from his collection, The Republic of Poetry, Martín Espada recounts the story of Victor Jara, the Chilean songwriter and poet murdered by Augusto Pinochet’s military junta. Fellow prisoners … Continue reading