- Published: 26 March 2019
- ISBN: 9780807025918
- Imprint: Beacon Press
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 112
- RRP: $45.00
How to Love a Country
Poems
- Published: 26 March 2019
- ISBN: 9780807025918
- Imprint: Beacon Press
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 112
- RRP: $45.00
Praise for Richard Blanco and his poetry
Blanco's poetry reveals "[its power] to capture moments, to transform lives, and to illuminate truths" —Anderson Cooper
"Blanco showed great courage...and it's courage that is the most important of all virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently." —Dr. Maya Angelou
"In this charming and engrossing book Richard Blanco traces his personal and literary development that led to his appointment as the inaugural poet. The high drama here is the backstage look into the pressure and process of writing the poem itself and the thrill of reading it to the world." —Billy Collins, former US Poet Laureate
"Richard Blanco's moving story speaks to the amazing American spirit in all of us who keep dreaming, persevering, exploring, and creating." —Gloria Estefan