Award-winning poet Martin Espada

Join us on June 17^th for a reading and Q&A with award-winning poet Martín Espada!

Martín Espada

June 17, 2024 at 1 pm

wistariahurst museum

238 Cabot Street

Holyoke MA 01040

Poet, essayist, translator, editor, and attorney, Martín Espada has dedicated much of his career to the pursuit of social justice, including fighting for human rights and reclaiming the historical record. His critically acclaimed collections of poetry celebrate—and lament—the working class experience. Espada is the author of more than twenty books, including Floaters, Vivas to Those Who Have Failed, and The Republic of Poetry. His many honors include the National Book Award, the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, the Shelly Memorial Award, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Born in Brooklyn, he now lives in western Massachusetts.