4.36: Lectura: Translation for Mamá
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Richard Blanco: “Translation for Mamá,” 2005
Follow this link to read Blanco’s 2005 poem “Translation for Mamá” at poets.org.
After you’ve read the poem, watch the video below to hear Blanco read it aloud.
A YouTube element has been excluded from this version of the text. You can view it online here: http://pb.libretexts.org/introductoryspanishii/?p=120
Here are some questions to think about after you read the poem:
Preguntas
- ¿Es “Translation for Mamá” un poema o una novela?
- ¿De dónde es la mamá de Richard Blanco?
- La mamá, ¿es profesora o costurera (seamstress)?
- ¿Qué hay en el espejo de la mamá?
- “Translation for Mamá”, ¿es en inglés o en español?
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