Watch Martín Espada's passionate reading of "Alabanza: in Praise of Local 100," a poem that memorializes those who perished during the World Trade Center attacks while working at the Windows on the World restaurant.
This week's Pause for Poetry focuses on Martín Espada's reading of "Alabanza: in Praise of Local 100," a poem from his book Alabanza, New and Selected Poems 1982-2002.
Alabanza is a Spanish word meaning "praise or admiration," which is often presented in the form of song or music. In this work, Espada memorializes, with passion and pathos, the 43 members of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Local 100, who perished during the World Trade Center attacks while working at the Windows on the World restaurant.
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