This Is Just To Say: José Olivarez

KUT 90.5 | By Rebecca McInroy

Published June 24, 2019 at 12:59 PM CDT

Poet José Olivarez reads the poem "Getting Ready to Say I Love You to My Dad, It Rains," from his new book Citizen Illegal, and talks with poet and novelist Carrie Fountain about family, immigration and the stories he wants to share through his poetry.

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