READ TO ME from... Memorias of the Beltway by Mauricio Novoa

<p>On READ TO ME, we practice the most fundamental skill for excellent writing — how to listen for what works on the page. (And then understand why.)</p> <div class= "product-hero-desc product-hero-desc--spacer-bottom-large"> <section class= "section section--no-padding-bottom product-hero-desc__section"> <p class="" data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><strong>Today, I read the poem "Abuela Sestina" from <em>Memorias from the Beltway</em> by Mauricio Novoa.</strong> Then we get to love how perfectly the poetic form of the sestina serves this complex, country-hopping, bi-lingual, danger-filled, love-filled, bird-filled story. </p> <p dir="ltr" data-test-bidi="">READ TO ME podcast is supported by READ TO ME Literary Arts. Here, you get the space, time, community, and method to grow as a writer and a reader. You have a gift, no matter how much you doubt it. Now's the time to use it. Find the program that's right for you at readtomepod.com.</p> </section> </div>