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| We're the promise of one people, one breath declaring to one another: I see you. I need you. I am you. - Richard Blanco - |
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How to Love a Country The Cuban American civil engineer turned writer, Richard Blanco, straddles the many ways a sense of place merges with human emotion to make home and belonging -- personal and communal. The most recent -- and very resonant -- question he's asked by way of poetry is: how to love a country? At Chautauqua, Krista Tippett invited him to speak and read from his books. Blanco's wit, thoughtfulness, and elegance captivated the crowd." { read more } Be The Change For more inspiration check out this powerful photo essay: "Portraits of Refugees Posing with their Most Valued Possessions." { more } |
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