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Boston Strong: The Poem to Benefit the One Fund Boston

by Richard Blanco

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Boston Strong is a commemorative chapbook that beautifully reproduces Richard Blanco's poignant poem presented May 30, 2013 at the benefit concert to help the people most affected by the tragic events that occured on April 15, 2013 during the Boston Marathon.

The net proceeds from the sale of this book benefit The One Fund Boston.

The One Fund Boston was established through the generosity of businesses, foundations, and individual donors. The Victim Relief Fund of The One Fund Boston will be used to assist those families of the victims who were killed and the victims who were most seriously affected as a result of the tragic events during the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013, and related events on April 18 and April 19.
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Book Details

ISBN:
9780822962755
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
20
Authors:
Richard Blanco
Publisher:
University of Pittsburgh Press
Published Date:
2013-07-15
Language:
English

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About the poet: Richard Blanco

Richard Blanco (born in Madrid, Spain) is a Cuban-American poet who was the fifth inaugural poet in United States history, reading One Today at President Obama's second inauguration in 2013, and the first Latino, immigrant, and openly gay person to serve in that role. He grew up in Miami and studied engineering and creative writing at Florida International University, where he also received his MFA. His collections include City of a Hundred Fires (Pittsburgh, 1998), winner of the Agnes Lynch Starrett Prize, and How to Love a Country (Beacon Press, 2019). He received the Paterson Poetry Prize and a National Humanities Medal. He teaches at Harvard University's Extension School.

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