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He is the first immigrant, Latino, and openly gay person to be the U.S. inaugural poet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He has been named a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow and received honorary doctorates from Macalester College, Colby College and the University of Rhode Island.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cost for the workshop is $400. Attendees will receive a link to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/search\/?q=%22miami%20book%20fair%22\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Miami Book Fair<\/span><\/a> workshop once they\u2019ve registered. The workshop will take place July 27-31 from 9:30 a.m. to 11.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information, contact MBF\u2019s Director of Programs <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lissette Mendez<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at (305) 237-7899 or <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"mailto:lmendez@mdc.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lmendez@mdc.edu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cuban American poet Richard Blanco, who served as Barack Obama\u2019s inaugural poet in 2013, will present a five-day virtual writing workshop starting July 27 through Crowdcast.\u00a0 The workshop, Poetry: The Conscious\/Subconscious, will teach attendees to use their memories and imagination during the writing process.\u00a0 Blanco, 52, has authored several poems, memoirs and books. 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