A Day
in the Life!
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the people in it,” Blanco told us.
Here’s a look at a typical day in the life
of Richard Blanco:
★ 10 – 11 am Wake up next my dog,
Joey, microwave some espresso from the
night before, and then brew another pot,
and another!
★ 11 am – Noon Answer emails about
everything from booking flights to
speaking invitations to interviews.
★ Noon – 1 pm Walk Joey in the park,
do errands in town
★ 1 – 2 pm Feed Joey. Prepare my lunch
(I’m transitioning into a vegetarian, except
for pork-Cubans have to have their pork!)
Sit down to eat in my man cave, hopefully
catch a rerun of The Brady Bunch or I Love
Lucy.
★ 2 – 5 pm More emails, plus Facebook
posts. Or write if I’m in an intense writing
mode or obsessed with a particular poem
that’s giving me trouble.
★ 5 – 6 pm Down-time – watch more
reruns or news, and take a power nap
★ 7 – 8 pm Gym
★ 8 – 10 pm Walk, feed Joey. Shower
(love my Tea Tree shampoo). Floss (hate
it). Make dinner. Eat with my husband
Mark and chat about each other’s day.
★ 10 pm – ??? Write, write, write at the
kitchen table, in my office, sprawled on
the floor with my cat, on the back porch,
or in the bathroom – wherever and
whatever it takes! Write until I start to fall
asleep at the keyboard, around 3 am. n
2017 ISPA
CONFERENCE & EXPO
Hear Richard Blanco recite an original poem written just
for the ISPA community.
GENERAL SESSION H MONDAY, OCT. 16 9:30 a.m.