Ricardo Alberto Maldonado

Ricardo performed at a SpeakTogether virtual student matinee on January 14, 2021, speaking on the day’s theme, “Given the Time.”

Ricardo Alberto Maldonado was born and raised in Puerto Rico. He is the co-editor of Puerto Rico en mi corazón and the recipient of fellowships from CantoMundo, the New York Foundation for the Arts and Queer|Arts|Mentorship. He lives in New York, where he serves as managing director at 92Y’s Unterberg Poetry Center. He is the author of The Life Assignment.

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