Martín Espada

Martín Espada's latest book, Floaters, received a 2021 National Book Award.

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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