Well, I don’t know if he does or not. All I know is this is going on in a few hours:

Wednesday, August 30th @ 6pm

Walt Whitman: South and North
An Evening of Contemporary Latino and Hispanic American Poets, plus
North Americans with connections to Latin America.

Join us as we conclude the weeklong tribute to the poetic legacy of
Walt Whitman. Slated to read: Fish Vargas, Lidia Torres, John
Murillo, Tara Betts, Aracelis Girmay, Diana Marie Delgado, and Diana
Gitesha Hernandez. And fiction writer, Marco Fernando Navarro. Hosted by Rich Villar and the crew from the Acentos Bronx Poetry Showcase

The Cornelia Street Cafe
29 Cornelia Street
between Bleecker and W. 4th Street (near 6th Avenue)
A, C, E, B, D, F & V trains to W. 4th Street Station
$6 (includes free drink)

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