400 Years of Latino Poetry

FAIN: GG-287616-22

Library of America (New York, NY 10022-1006)
Max Rudin (Project Director: January 2022 to present)

A national series of public programs tied to the release of an anthology of Latino poetry.

Library of America, in partnership with the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures, plans 400 YEARS OF LATINO POETRY, a national public humanities initiative comprising a groundbreaking published anthology; public programs and conversations with literary scholars, poets, and historians; and a website featuring a permanent digital archive of teaching and learning resources.

Associated Products

Latino Poetry: The Library of America Anthology (Book)
Title: Latino Poetry: The Library of America Anthology
Editor: Rigoberto Gonzalez
Abstract: An unprecedented anthology edited by the poet and critic Rigoberto González that brings together more than 180 poets whose poems bear witness to the beauty and power of this vital and expanding tradition: its profound engagement with pasts both mythical and historical, its reckoning with the complexities of language, land, and identity, and its vision of a nation enriched by the stories of immigrants, exiles, refugees, and their descendants.
Year: 2024
Publisher: Library of America
Type: Edited Volume
ISBN: 978-1598537833
Copy sent to NEH?: Yes

Latino Poetry project website and media archive (Web Resource)
Title: Latino Poetry project website and media archive
Author: Latino Poetry project team
Abstract: Featured poems, commentary, and video resources to support public programs about Latino poetry and to engage interested readers around the world. Includes full text of twenty-six poems organized by eight humanities themes, with essays and questions for discussion; a downloadable Reader for reading-and-discussion; and new videorecordings of poets, scholars, and actors reading and commenting on Latino poems. Special resources for public program coordinators includes a webinar on best practices for creating and hosting culturally and linguistically inclusive programs.
Year: 2024
Primary URL: http://latinopoetry.org

Latino Poetry Reader (Course or Curricular Material)
Title: Latino Poetry Reader
Author: Latino Poetry project team
Abstract: Downloadable resource to support public programs includes featured poems organized by humanities themes, introductory essays by scholars, questions for discussion; a guide to planning and running a program; and a list of poets and scholars and other contacts.
Year: 2024
Primary URL: http://latinopoetry.org/resources-for-program-partners
Audience: General Public

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