Selected by President Obama as the fifth inaugural poet in U.S. history, Richard Blanco is the youngest and the first Latino, immigrant, and gay person to serve in such a role. Author of the memoirs For All of Us, One Today: An Inaugural Poet’s Journey and The Prince of Los Cocuyos: A Miami Childhood, winner of the Lambda Literary Prize. His latest book, Boundaries, a collaboration with photographer Jacob Hessler, challenges the physical and psychological dividing lines that shadow the United States.
Blanco will be reading from his latest publication, Boundaries, with a conversation to follow on his previous work and the connection between poetry and engineering. Please read more about Richard Blanco HERE.
Thursday, January 25th
Ocomm Commons
4:30pm-6pm
Book signing to follow
Books available to purcharse :
The Prince of Los Cocuyos
For All of Us, One Today: An Inaugural Poet's Journey
Looking for the Gulf Motel
Directions to the Beach of the Dead