6:00 pm:
Doors Open
Join Mass Humanities and the Holyoke community to celebrate the launch of Martín Espada’s new poetry collection: Jailbreak of Sparrows.
Martín Espada is a poet, editor, translator and essayist who uses writing and storytelling to address pressing issues and reclaim historical narratives, including those of the Puerto Rican community in Massachusetts. Espada is a recipient of the National Book Award, Massachusetts Book Award, Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, and the Massachusetts Governor’s Award in the Humanities, and more.
This event will be held in the De la Luz Divine Theater. Please enter through the ramp into the lobby. Light appetizers will be served and there is a cash bar with non alcoholic drinks.
This event is free and open to the public, sponsored by Mass Humanities.
