Truthdigger of the Week: Juan Felipe Herrera, the Next U.S. Poet Laureate

(Before It's News)

By Natasha Hakimi

The Californian has been a powerful voice in telling the Latino story, but his reach is not limited by culture. In his new post he wants to use poetry as a force for unity—“to bring us closer together. That’s the heart of it.”

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