UCSB A&L presents Martín Espada
Arts
Best Bet
Lecture/Discussion/Panel/Talk/Q&A/Seminar
Campbell Hall
Contact Details:
Phone: (805) 893-3535
Email: info@artsandlectures.ucsb.edu
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Date & Time
Wed, Apr 29 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Address (map)
Campbell Hall, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Venue (website)
Campbell Hall
Winner of the 2021 National Book Award for Poetry for Floaters, and the only Puerto Rican winner since William Carlos Williams, Martín Espada is one of America’s most impassioned and urgent advocates. He writes with clarity about inequality, labor and migration, honoring the dignity of working people, especially in his own Puerto Rican community. His most recent collection, Jailbreak of Sparrows, confronts injustice with unflinching power and reaffirms poetry’s ability to bear witness.
A former tenant lawyer with Su Clínica Legal in Greater Boston, Espada continues to bring the struggles and resilience of working people to the page.
Join us for an evening of readings and commentary by one of America’s most vital literary voices, whose words transform resistance and compassion into unforgettable art.
