dejaqueveas / waitilyousee

October 12, 2021 5:49 PM

Eleven Poetry Recommendations for Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month. To highlight just three... Raquel Salas Rivera reads "dejaqueveas / waitilyousee." Valerie Martínez reads from the just published Count, a book-length poem on the heartbreaking reality of climate change. Urayoán Noel reads the beginning of “hear me out human.”

Bonus tracks all from 2020: The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 4: LatiNext; The Breakbeat Poets Vol. 4 LatiNext: The Dominican Edition; Black LatiNext: The Breakbeat Poets.

posted by spamandkimchi (1 comment total)

Oh, wow, thank you so much for this! I had read Valerie Martinez' poetry and enjoyed it but hearing her speak I'm so struck by the rhythms and lyricism of the poetry - there's something so alive and connected about a reading. Looking forward to hearing the rest!
posted by MarianHalcombe at 11:53 PM on October 13, 2021