The Sea and the Ceiba. By RUTH BEHAR

Ruth Behar
Thu, 01 Sep 2016 04:01:43 +0000
Features, diplomacy, U.S. Cuban relations

Just over a year ago, on August 14, 2015, I sat in the blazing sun outside the newly baptized United States Embassy in Havana applauding my friend, the poet Richard Blanco, for his stunning poem, “Matters of the Sea.” I knew every word he recited that day. Richard had asked me to translate his poem …