Free Press advances poet Richard Blanco’s Hutchinson Center reading

The Free Press reported poet Richard Blanco will give a free public talk and reading celebrating the union of diversity, imagery and poetry June 8 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. He also will sign copies of his books, including his latest, “How to Love a Country.” In 2013, President Barack Obama selected Blanco to serve as the fifth presidential inaugural poet, joining the ranks of such luminaries as Robert Frost and Maya Angelou when he read his poem, “One Today.” The event starts at 5:30 p.m. with doors opening at 5 p.m., according to the article.