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FFFL Episode 5: Marilyn Nelson on Martín Espada

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Hello friends! The fifth episode of Fish For Fallen Light finds us in conversation with with the wonderful Marilyn Nelson  who chose a near iconic poem by Martín Espada as her favorite poem to share! Join us as we revisit this classic, "Alabanza: In Praise of Local 100" first written for the 9-11 tragedy but definitely poignant for our current times!  Check it out on YouTube here! You can read the poem online here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47868/alabanza-in-praise-of-local-100 Take care.  Be well,  Let's take care of each other in whatever ways we can! Share! Like! And Subscribe on YouTube !

FFFL Episode 04: Laurie Ann Guerrero on Eric Gamalinda

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Hey friends! The third episode finds Fish For Fallen Light in conversation with poet  Laurie Ann Guerrero  about one of her favorite poems, an evocatively stunner by Eric Gamalinda . Check it out on YouTube here! You can read the poem online here: https://galatearesurrection8.blogspot.com/2007/11/two-books-by-eric-gamalinda_30.html We also mark the passing of a wonderful writer, the inestimable H.G. "Hache" Carrillo , who we lost to complications from COVID. Take care.  Be well,  Let's take care of each other in whatever ways we can! Share! Like! And Subscribe on YouTube !