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Audio Recording Cuban American poet Richard Blanco reading from his work

Hispanic-American poet Richard Blanco reading from his work

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Title

  • Cuban American poet Richard Blanco reading from his work

Summary

  • Mr. Blanco reads from his following works: City of a hundred fires, Directions to the Beach of the Dead, and Looking for the Gulf Motel.

Names

  • Blanco, Richard, 1968-
  • PALABRA Archive (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 2013.

Contents

  • From City of a hundred fires: América (min. 4:20); Mango, number 61 (min. 8:38); Mother picking produce (min. 12:16); Shaving (min. 15:20); Havanasis (min. 19:20); Varadero en Alba (min. 23:13) -- From Directions to the Beach of the Dead: We're not going to Malta... (min. 29:04); Papá's bridge (min. 32:55) -- From Looking for the Gulf Motel: Looking for the Gulf Motel (min. 37:45); Betting on America (min. 42:35); Queer theory: according to my grandmother (min. 46:25); Some days the sea (min. 51:43).

Headings

  • -  United States--Poetry
  • -  Cuba--Poetry

Notes

  • -  Poems in English.
  • -  Recorded for the Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape.
  • -  Recorded May 17, 2013 at the Library of Congress Recording Laboratory, Washington, D.C.

Medium

  • 1 sound file (56:35 min.) : digital, WAV file (24 bit, 96 kHz)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • AHLOT0055

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2016686155

Access Advisory

  • Collection is open for research. To request materials, please contact the Hispanic Reading Room.

Online Format

  • audio

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Hispanic Division

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Chicago citation style:

Blanco, Richard, and Palabra Archive. Cuban American poet Richard Blanco reading from his work. 2013. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/2016686155/.

APA citation style:

Blanco, R. & Palabra Archive. (2013) Cuban American poet Richard Blanco reading from his work. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2016686155/.

MLA citation style:

Blanco, Richard, and Palabra Archive. Cuban American poet Richard Blanco reading from his work. 2013. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2016686155/>.