Poems for July 17 -- supplement

 Last week, we discussed a few poems suggested by Richard Blanco for reading and class discussion (that the class never got to.)   We ended by reading aloud Since, Unfinished  by Richard Blanco.  It is the first poem in this link  (which has other fine poems by him and links): : https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/56063/the-island-within

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/56065/el-florida-room

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/56067/burning-in-the-rain

 

Queer Theory https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2017-11-27/never-take-a-bubble-bath-poet-richard-blanco-on-his-grandmothers-gender-surveillance

 

from City of 100 Fires: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57953/contemplations-at-the-virgin-de-la-caridad-cafeteria-inc-56d23be8d35dc Seventeen Funerals 

Once upon a Time: Surfside, Miami 

a hysterically funny take on Cuban "Thanksgiving"  https://parade.com/229213/parade/richard-blancos-poem-about-his-cuban-familys-first-thanksgiving/

 

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/richard-blanco

You will see in the above link, on the right sidebar, poems about Immigration by other poets.  The one below is powerful. 

Como Tú / Like You / Like Me