Martin Espada Papers 1957-2006

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Martin Espada Papers 1957-2006

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Poet, social activist, educator. Contains correspondence, poetry manuscripts and galley proofs, news clippings, contracts, posters, notebooks, photographs, video and audio recordings, and other materials documenting his literary career, personal life and social activism, 1957-2006. Includes translations of some of his poetry into other languages, especially Spanish.

12 records storage boxes, 1 oversize flat box, 3 tape storage boxes; (13.5 linear ft.)

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Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

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Espada, Martin, b. 1957

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Poet and educator Martín Espada was born in 1957 in Brooklyn, New York. He received his B.A. degree in history from the University of Wisconsin (1981) and a J.D. degree from Northeastern University School of Law (1985). He is currently (2003) a Professor of English at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where he teaches courses in creative writing, Latino poetry and the work of Pablo Neruda. Espada has written extensively on the plight of Latinos in the United Stat...

University of Massachusetts at Amherst

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Espada, Martín, 1957-

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Espada was born in 1957 in Brooklyn, New York. He received his B.A. degree in history from the University of Wisconsin (1981) and a J.D. degree from Northeastern University School of Law (1985). He is currently Professor of English at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where he teaches courses in Latino poetry, creative writing, multiculturalism and literature in translation. Espada has written extensively in English on the plight of Hispanics in the United States and is an outspoken advo...