"Poetry belongs everywhere, of course — but especially in the classroom…"
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On poetry becoming an after school activity rather than a part of the curriculum in “A Legend Speaks: An Interview with Nuyorican Poet Jesús Papoleto Meléndez” in Medium (2019 Oct 27)
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