Richard Blanco
poet, memoirist, public speaker, educator, and advocate; selected by President Obama as the fifth inaugural poet in U.S. history; first Education Ambassador for The Academy of American Poets; author of twleve books
Blanco’s latest book of poems, How to Love a Country, both interrogates the American narrative, past and present, and celebrates the still unkept promise of its ideals.
American Wandersong
from How To Love a Country by Richard Blanco (Beacon Press)