A Conversation with First Latino U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera (Part 2)

United States Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera made history when he became the first Latino named to the position. A son of Mexican migrant farm workers, Herrera has been celebrated for bringing energy, humor and emotion to work that captures the consciousness of a cross-section of America. In Part 2 of our conversation, Herrera discusses his book "187 Reasons Mexicanos Can’t Cross the Border," the Chicano movement in the United States, and reads the poem "Almost Livin', Almost Dyin'" from his most recent book, "Notes on the Assemblage." The poem was dedicated to the memory of Eric Garner and Michael Brown.

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