Outdoor Evening Poetry Reading April 21 Celebrates Cuban Artist Raul Cordero’s Art Installation “THE POEM” in NYC
The evening will feature short readings from poets Jaime Manrique, Eloisa Amezcua, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, and Maya Pope, and a vigil in solidarity with artists targeted by the Cuban government… More
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