November 11, 2026

Poetry Unbound in Conversation — Martín Espada

Poetry Unbound · Martín Espada · 56 min

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Pádraig Ó Tuama in conversation with poet Martín Espada about poems that bear witness to working lives.

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Whose life deserves a poem that hasn't been written?

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