Richard Blanco: The Prince of los Cocuyos: A Miami Childhood

Many years ago, Richard Blanco left Cuba as a 45-day-old baby. And that exiled child grew up to become the youngest writer to deliver a poem at the presidential inauguration...not to mention the first Latino, immigrant and openly gay writer invited to do so. In his new memoir, the poet recounts his vibrant Miami youth and the experiences that led him to that pivotal moment.