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UA Poetry Center
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UA Poetry Center
Finding the Poetry in History: A Lecture
Margarita Engle delivers a lecture on poetry as a vehicle for historical exploration; she also reads poems from The Lightning Dreamer (2013) and Silver People (2014).
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On poetry and exploration; on personal connections to history
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On research, Cuban history, the novel-in-verse, and the writing process
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"Tula" and "Historical Note" (Excerpt)
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Engle, Margarita. The Lightning Dreamer. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.Engle, Margarita. Silver People. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
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"Mateo: Howlers"
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Engle, Margarita. Silver People. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
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"Mateo: Howlers" (Continued)
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Engle, Margarita. Silver People. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
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"The Howler Monkeys: Peering Down from Trees"
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Engle, Margarita. Silver People. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
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"The Trees: Rooted"
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Engle, Margarita. Silver People. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
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"Henry: Sleepless"
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Engle, Margarita. Silver People. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
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On search and rescue dogs and Mountain Dog ; on family connections to Cuba
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On personal connections and political separation between Cuba and the United States
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