Martín Espada

The Republic of Poetry

Poems

The eighth collection by “the Pablo Neruda of North American authors” (Sandra Cisneros) was a finalist for the 2007 Pulitzer Prize.

“He’s the best new poet I’ve read for years.”—Adrian Mitchell, The Guardian (UK)

The Republic of Poetry is rich in the form’s regenerative power.”—San Francisco Chronicle

“Martín Espada is indeed a worthy prophet for a better world.”—El Paso Times


Martín Espada, recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, teaches at the University of Massachusetts–Amherst. He lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.

The Republic of Poetry book jacket

April 2008 / trade paper / ISBN 978-0-393-33140-0
5 1/2" x 8 1/4" / 80 pages / Poetry


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