Academy of American Poets makes history with its first Latino president

Award-winning poet Ricardo Alberto Maldonado will be the Academy of American Poets' first Latino executive director and president.

Award-winning poet Ricardo Alberto Maldonado, who was born and raised in Puerto Rico, will be the Academy of American Poets' first Latino executive director and president.

Maldonado is the current co-director of the Unterberg Poetry Center at New York City’s prestigious 92NY, where he has helped build readings and workshops, including a residency for Spanish-speaking poets and a program for high school students. He also helped found the group’s diversity, equity and inclusion committee.

“I am honored to carry forward the organization’s mission of serving readers and supporting poets at all stages of their careers,” Maldonado, who will start his new position in July, said in a statement.

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