Martín Espada

Martín Espada won the National Book Award in Poetry for his book Floaters in 2021. His latest collection of poems is called Jailbreak of Sparrows.

Nation Poetry

The City Wears a Coat to Bed The City Wears a Coat to Bed

The white army of winter spreads across the city. Boilers and radiators die in their sleep, their skin cold to the touch in the morning. The city wears a coat to bed. The city watc…

Apr 1, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Martín Espada

Alabanza: In Praise of Local 100 Alabanza: In Praise of Local 100

For the 43 members of Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Local 100, working at the Windows on the World restaurant, who lost their lives in the attack on the World Trade Ce...

Sep 5, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Martín Espada

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