Martín Espada at home in Shelburne Falls

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Monte

The new National Book Award winning poet in his new home in Shelburne Falls talks with Monte and reads from the award-winning book Floaters. You can hear him read in person Friday April 8th in his new hometown.

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