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We welcome Martín Espada into the studio today to read from his award-winning book of poetry, Floaters. Espada has won the 2018 Ruth Lilly Prize in poetry and was a 2021 National Book Award winner for poetry. Martín talks with us about Puerto Rico, the legacy of his father, Frank Espada, political art, activism, and teaching. Martín will be reading at the Brattleboro Literary Festival Oct 15th, 11:30am at Epsilon Spires along with poet, Doug Anderson.