Poets & Writers Theater

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Magdalena Gómez Reads “La Biblioteca Is a Doula”

Dear Poet 2022: Magdalena Gómez Reads, “La Biblioteca is a Doula”

Dear Poet 2022: Magdalena Gómez Reads, “La Biblioteca is a Doula”

“Crisp new books fell open / in my tiny hands / like tomorrow’s gold...” In this video, Magdalena Gómez, former poet laureate of Springfield, Massachusetts, reads her poem “La Biblioteca Is a Doula” as part of Dear Poet, the Academy of American Poets’ educational project for National Poetry Month.

Tags: Poetry | Magdalena Gómez | Dear Poet | National Poetry Month | Academy of American Poets | 2022

Poets & Writers Theater

Magdalena Gómez Reads “La Biblioteca Is a Doula”

Dear Poet 2022: Magdalena Gómez Reads, “La Biblioteca is a Doula”

Dear Poet 2022: Magdalena Gómez Reads, “La Biblioteca is a Doula”