The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
June 11, 2015

Juan Felipe Herrera Named 1st Latino Poet Laureate of U.S. 
-----------------------------------------------------------


 
And Juan Felipe Herrera has been named the new poet laureate of the
United States. He is the first ever Latino to hold the position. Born to
Mexican migrants, Herrera previously served as California's poet
laureate. He writes in both English and Spanish.

 

.