Name: Jailbreak of Sparrows
Start: 2025-11-06T18:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-11-06T20:00:00-06:00
Location: Poetry Foundation

Jailbreak of Sparrows

The Poetry Foundationrecognizes the power of words to transform lives. We work to amplify poetry and celebrate poets by fostering spaces for all to create, experience, and share poetry.The Poetry Foundation hosts a robust schedule of free live events throughout the year. Ranging from poetry readings to staged plays to concerts, events have also included artist collaborations, exhibition openings, musical and other performances. Our current events schedule can be found athttps://www.poetryfoundation.org/events.

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A poetry reading featuring Martín Espada alongside Carlos Cumpián, Faylita Hicks, and Allison Joseph.

Fall 2025: Facing Life

"Facing Life I take up this unbridled cry," wrote Magda Portal. The Poetry Foundation’s fall 2025 season Facing Life pursues a double dare: we gather through poetry to face ourselves more honestly, while also facing the world and refusing to look away.

2018 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize recipient Martín Espada returns to the Poetry Foundation to read from his latest collection, <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/724962/jailbreak-of-sparrows-by-martin-espada/" title="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/724962/jailbreak-of-sparrows-by-martin-espada/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jailbreak of Sparrows</a>. Also featuring Chicago poets Carlos Cumpián (<a href="https://www.pricklypearpublishing.com/shop/human-cicada" title="https://www.pricklypearpublishing.com/shop/human-cicada" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Human Cicada</a>) and Faylita Hicks (<a href="https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2218-a-map-of-my-want" title="https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2218-a-map-of-my-want" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">A Map of My Want</a>) alongside visiting poet Allison Joseph (<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=dwelling+allison+joseph&amp;rlz=1C5GCCM_en&amp;oq=dwelling+allison+joseph&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRigATIHCAYQIRifBdIBCDE5MjNqMGo3qAIAsAIA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8" title="https://www.google.com/search?q=dwelling+allison+joseph&amp;rlz=1C5GCCM_en&amp;oq=dwelling+allison+joseph&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRigATIHCAYQIRifBdIBCDE5MjNqMGo3qAIAsAIA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dwelling</a>). This event is part of the Poetry Foundation’s fall 2025 season, Facing Life. Additional Information<ul><li>All Poetry Foundation events are completely free of charge and open to the public.</li><li>Advanced registration is encouraged.</li><li>The performance space is ADA-compliant and wheelchair-accessible.</li><li>The program will feature CART captioning and ASL interpretation.</li><li>For more information about accessibility at the Poetry Foundation, <a href="http://www.poetryfoundation.org/visit/accessibility" title="http://www.poetryfoundation.org/visit/accessibility" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">please visit our Accessibility Guide</a>.</li></ul>

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