Abe Osheroff

Soaking up the Ghosts, Luivette Resto Interviews Martín Espada

Soaking up the Ghosts, Luivette Resto Interviews Martín Espada

I want the dead to speak through my poems so that we can collectively remember those who built the roads we walk upon. In one poem, I refer to walking through the world, "soaking up the ghosts through the soles of my feet." The ghosts tell us stories, yes, but let's never forget that the ghosts--our ancestors, our compañeros--built those roads.