Martín Espada reads from his new collection, Jailbreak of Sparrows, with Pádraig Ó Tuama, whose latest book is Kitchen Hymns.
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Founded in 1973, the award-winning Blacksmith House Poetry Series brings established and emerging writers of poetry and fiction to Harvard Square. In person readings will take place at 56 Brattle on Mondays at 8pm. Admission is $5, tickets are available at the door.
Martín Espada
Martín Espada has published more than twenty books as a poet, editor, essayist, and translator, including Floaters, winner of the National Book Award, Vivas to Those Who Have Failed, and The Republic of Poetry, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. His many honors include the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, the Shelley Memorial Award, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Born in Brooklyn, he now lives in western Massachusetts. His latest book of poetry is Jailbreak of Sparrows.
Pádraig Ó Tuama
Pádraig Ó Tuama is an Irish poet, theologian, and conflict mediator. He presents the podcast “Poetry Unbound” with On Being Studios and has published, most recently, 44 Poems on Being with Each Other and Kitchen Hymns a collection of poetry.