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A reading of Puerto Rican poets to mark the publication of
Puerto Rico en mi Corazón, a bilingual anthology of poets from the island and the diaspora.
In the months following Hurricane Maria's passage over Puerto Rico in 2017, Puerto Rican poets, translators, book artists and editors
Erica Mena,
Raquel Salas Rivera,
Ricardo Maldonado, and
Carina del Valle Schorskecame together to curate poetry as a response to the disaster. This book is the result.
The poems, some of which predate the storm, others which were written in response, look beyond the headlines to undertake reparative work across languages and oceans.
The event will feature live readings by
Andrés Cerpa,
Elisa Gonzalez,
Joey De Jesus,
Ana Portnoy Brimmer,
Raquel Salas Rivera, and
Vincent Toro, with an introduction by
Carina del Valle Schorske.
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