MCC to Host Award-winning Poet & Writer as Part of Visiting Writers Series

Middlesex Community College will host award-winning poet and writer Pablo Medina as part of the college’s Visiting Writers Series at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, October 9 in the Richard and Nancy Donahue and Family Academic Arts Center in Lowell.

“Writing is thinking made visible on the page,” Medina said. “It allows you to pause and shape your thoughts in a careful, ordered way so that they not only make sense, they make music as well.”

Born in Havana, Cuba and raised in New York City, Medina is the author of many published books, including poetry, fiction, memoir and works in translation. This includes the poetry collection “Sea of Broken Mirrors” (Hanging Loose Press, 2024); the novel “The Cuban Comedy” (Unnamed Press, 2019); and his memoir “Exiled Memories: A Cuban Childhood” (U. of Texas Press, 1990).

Also known for his work in translation, Medina translated “The Weight of the Island: Selected Poems of Virgilio Piñera (Diálogos, 2014) and Federico García Lorca’s “Poet in New York” (Grove/Atlantic, 2008) with poet Mark Statman. His work has appeared in The Boston Review, Triquarterly, Poetry, American Poetry Review, Ploughshares and The New Yorker.and the Guggenheim Foundation.

“Writing is thinking made visible on the page. It allows you to pause and shape your thoughts in a careful, ordered way so that they not only make sense, they make music as well.” - Pablo Medina, Writer & Poet

Medina’s prose and poetry have been translated into various languages, including Spanish, French, German, Japanese and Arabic. He has won numerous honors, awards and fellowships, such as from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Professor Emeritus of Fiction, Translation and Poetry at Emerson College, Medina is on the faculty at the Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers.

MCC’s Academic Arts Center is located at 240 Central Street in Lowell. With parking not available on site, the nearest public parking facility is the Early Garage on 135 Middlesex St.

MCC Visiting Writers Series is co-sponsored by the Creative Writing Program and the Office of Student Engagement. For more information, email the Office of Student Engagement or call 978-656-3363.