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Elisa New and Richard Blanco on the Diversity of American Poetry
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Richard Blanco, inaugural poet for Barack Obama’s second term as president and Elisa New, creator, director and host of PBS’s Poetry in America series, are Mitchell Kaplan’s guests this week. Richard's poem, "Looking for the Gulf Motel," is featured as season three of the acclaimed series begins.
“The episode with Richard is a wonderful example of the opportunity we had to really get into the cultural life of Cuban-American families,” said Elisa. “Often people say “I don’t get poetry” and I ask, when was the last time that you read a poem? Maybe 20 years? It’s not that you don’t get poetry, you haven’t given it a chance probably since high school,” said Richard. “I’m a big champion of humanities. Poetry in America is taking poetry out there, letting people have access to it in ways they might not have otherwise,” he added.
To bring Richard’s poem to life, the episode includes home movies from his family, illustrations and special guest, his friend Gloria Estefan, who sings throughout the interview with Elisa.
Listen to this special conversation recorded in New York and Miami, and watch the Poetry in America episode -- and please, support the arts!
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