For nearly five centuries, the rich tapestry of Latino poetry has been woven from a wealth of languages and cultures.

Recognition of the beauty and power of this tradition has grown in recent years. At the same time the questions confronted by Latino poets—of exile and belonging, language and identity, struggle and solidarity, and labor and landscape—have become ever more urgent.

What does Latino poetry reveal about America? How might it help us imagine a more just, joyful, and capacious future? Places We Call Home, a major public humanities initiative planned for 2024–2025 centered on a groundbreaking new anthology, explores these questions through a nationwide engagement with the Latino poetic tradition.