POET
Rhina P. Espaillat (1932 - )
BIOGRAPHY
Rhina P. Espaillat (b. 1932) was born in the Dominican Republic under the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo. After Espaillat’s father opposed the regime, her family was exiled to the United States, where they settled in New York City. She began writing poetry as a young girl, first in Spanish, then English, and has published in both languages.
= First appeared in Poetry magazine.BOOKS
Playing at Stillness
(Truman State University Press)
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