The Letter Podcast: Live Readings #7: Giannina Braschi Reads Putinoika, hosted by Monica-Ramon Rios

Puertorrican author Giannina Braschi reads from her latest novel Putinoika, a multilingual epic that fuses poetry, philosophy, and satire, reimagining Greek tragedy through today’s political and cultural upheavals. After the reading, writer and Pratt Professor Mónica-Ramón Ríos will moderate a q&a. A reception will follow.

The reading is open to the public. Please sign up here: https://forms.gle/fnQfNM5zvogu38eT7

Giannina Braschi is a Puerto Rican poet, novelist, and essayist whose works explore themes of language, politics, and cultural identity across Spanish, Spanglish, and English. Her major publications include El imperio de los sueños (1988), Empire of Dreams (1994), Yo-Yo Boing! (1998), United States of Banana (2011), and Putinoika (2024). Described by the Library of Congress as “cutting-edge, influential, and even revolutionary,” Braschi has received numerous honors, including the ASA’s Angela Y. Davis Award (2024) and the Fray Luis de León Medal (2025). Please note the reading and talk will be recorded.