Amy Goodman
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Revered Poet Martín Espada Reflects on Struggles Past & Present in "Vivas to Those Who Have Failed"
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January 22, 2016
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The acclaimed "people’s poet" and professor Martín Espada has been compared to Pablo Neruda and is widely known as the Latino poet of his generation. In his latest collection of poetry, "Vivas to Those Who Have Failed,"a title taken from a line by Walt WhitmanEspada begins with a tribute to the 1913 Paterson silk strike, when a group of mostly immigrant workers in New Jersey fought for improved working conditions and an eighthour workday. He goes on to address struggles and injustices up to the present day, including the police killings of unarmed African Americans and the spate of U.S. mass shootings. Espada also pays tribute to his late father, the legendary photojournalist, teacher and activist Frank Espada. Espada joins us for a discussion and reading of his poetry.
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