Posts Tagged: Julia Alvarez

December 3, 2010

In Memoriam: In the Time of the Butterflies

Algonquin author Julia Alvarez, who grew up hearing stories about the Mirabal sisters, and whose family fled the Dominican Republic only months before the tragic deaths, immortalized the sisters’ story in her …

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April 21, 2010

Hairbands: A Poem From Julia Alvarez

I’m always happy when National Poetry Month comes along. It’s easy to forget about poetry in our busy lives, in our busy world. We don’t seem to forget to read novels or …

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