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‘Catch A Glow’: Milwaukee Poet Explores Hurricane Maria’s Impact On Puerto Rico

Published: Sept. 23, 2022, 10 a.m.

Hurricane Fiona has devastated Puerto Rico. Its destruction came almost exactly five years after another terrible natural disaster, Hurricane Maria. After the 2017 storm, Puerto Ricans living stateside watched the disaster from afar, many felt powerless. Poet Karl Michael Iglesias wanted to help in a way only he could. So, the Milwaukee native and Brooklyn resident channeled his thoughts into a debut poetry collection, “Catch A Glow.”