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Jan 15, 2021 32 min

Episode #151 Roberto Garcia

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Roberto Garcia reads from his new book [Elegies] and talks about his identity and heritage, the power of grandmothers, the writing advice he always gives his students, and much more. He and host Charlie Rossiter also dig into the controversy that lead to Amiri Baraka's removal as New Jersey State Poet Laureate after Garcia reads his poem "Note to AB, A Boogeyman." Find Garcia's book [Elegies] from Flower Song Press, here: https://www.flowersongpress.com/books-1/p/elegies SUBMIT TO THE OPEN MIC OF THE AIR! www.poetryspokenhere.com/open-mic-of-the-air Visit our website: www.poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: [email protected]

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