In this project trailer for Latino Poetry: Places We Call Home, poets Rigoberto González, Steven Alvarez, Deborah Paredez, and Vincent Toro read excerpts from their work and discuss the Latino poetic tradition.

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About LATINO POETRY: PLACES WE CALL HOME

For nearly five centuries, the rich tapestry of Latino poetry has been woven from a wealth of languages and cultures. With distinctive rhythms, lyricism, and candor, and nuanced understandings of place, history, and origin, Latino poets have brought dazzling insight to what it means to make a home in America.

Places We Call Home seeks to foster nationwide conversation on this vital literature through a groundbreaking new anthology edited by Rigoberto González, events around the country, an online media archive, and a wealth of library resources meant to spur in-depth reflection and discussion on key figures and themes.

Funded with generous support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Places We Call Home is directed by Library of America and presented in partnership with the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures; the Academy of American Poets; Cave Canem; Poetry Society of America; and the National Book Foundation, among others.

For more information about Places We Call Home, visit latinopoetry.org.

Produced by Intelligent Television, Inc.