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Martín Espada
Martín Espada
Awards
Shortlisted — Pulitzer Prize, 2007
Shortlisted — National Book Critics Circle Award, 1996
Winner — Massachusetts Book Award, 2012
Winner — National Book Award, 2021
Shortlisted — Los Angeles Times Book Prize, 2021
Winner — Massachusetts Book Award, 2022
Books by Martín Espada
The Republic of Poetry: Poems
Paperback, 2008
The eighth collection by "the Pablo Neruda of North American authors" (Sandra Cisneros) was a finalist for the 2007 Pulitzer Prize.
City of Coughing and Dead Radiators
Paperback, 1995
"With this fine new collection," says Library Journal, Martín Espada "joins the top ranks of poets anywhere"; in the words of Earl Shorris, he is "well on his way to becoming the Latino poet of his...
Imagine the Angels of Bread: Poems
Paperback, 1997
"Don't let this book pass you by!"—Library Journal
A Mayan Astronomer in Hell's Kitchen: Poems
Paperback, 2001
"Martín Espada ....forges a new poetic language."—Dennis Loy Johnson, Pittsburgh Tribune
Alabanza: New and Selected Poems 1982-2002
Paperback, 2005
"An astonishing collection of political poetry at its finest."—The Progressive, Favorite Books of 2004
The Trouble Ball: Poems
Hardback, 2011
"[Espada is] a bridge between Whitman and Neruda, a conscientious objector in the war of silence." —Ilan Stavans
The Trouble Ball: Poems
Paperback, 2012
“[An] important work . . . inspiring its readers to greater human connection and to keep fighting the good fight.”—The Rumpus
Floaters: Poems
Hardback, 2021
Winner of the 2021 National Book Award for Poetry
Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize
A Library Journal Best Poetry Book of 2021
From the winner of the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize come...
The Republic of Poetry: Poems
E Book, 2008
The eighth collection by "the Pablo Neruda of North American authors" (Sandra Cisneros) was a finalist for the 2007 Pulitzer Prize.
A Mayan Astronomer in Hell's Kitchen: Poems
E Book, 2015
"Martín Espada ....forges a new poetic language."—Dennis Loy Johnson, Pittsburgh Tribune