Literature and Poetry
Some of the best known Nuyorican writers and poets who have written about their experiences of being a Puerto Rican in New York and who have been responsible for the Nuyorican Movement, directly or indirectly, are:
- Abraham Rodriguez
- Bonafide Rojas, author of Pelo Bueno: A Day In The Life Of A Nuyorican Poet
- Bimbo Rivas
- Charles Rice-Gonzalez, author of Chulito
- Ed Vega
- Esmeralda Santiago, author of When I Was Puerto Rican
- Felipe Luciano
- Giannina Braschi, poet and novelist, author of Empire of Dreams, Yo-Yo Boing!, and United States of Banana
- Jaime Carrero
- Jesús Colón, "Father of the Nuyorican Movement" and author of A Puerto Rican in New York
- Jesús Papoleto Meléndez
- Jorge Brandon aka El Coco que Habla
- José Angel Figueroa
- Louis Reyes Rivera
- Lucky Cienfuegos
- Luz María Umpierre
- Miguel Algarín
- Miguel Piñero
- Nicholasa Mohr
- Nelson Antonio Denis
- Pedro Pietri, founding father of the Nuyorican Poetry Movement
- Piri Thomas, author of Down These Mean Streets
- Sandra María Esteves
- Shaggy Flores, author of Sancocho: A Book of Nuyorican Poetry
- Tato Laviera
- Urayoán Noel
- Victor Hernández Cruz
The Nuyorican Poets Café, a non-profit organization in Alphabet City, Manhattan, founded by Pedro Pietri, Miguel Piñero and Miguel Algarín, is a bastion of the Nuyorican Movement. Edwin Torres, a well-known Nuyorican poet, is a regular at the cafe. Other modern day notable Nuyorican poets include Willie Perdomo, Mariposa (María Teresa Fernández), Lemon Andersen, and Caridad de la Luz (La Bruja). Fairly new poets making their mark in the Nuyorican poetry community are Jani Rosado (Jani Bomba Rose of musingsandscribbles.com), Roberto Plena Irizarry (BombaPlena on YouTube) and Angelique Imani Rodriguez (penhittingpaper.com). Charlie Vázquez has also contributed to this movement, particularly as the host of the Hispanic Panic series inaugurated in 2008.
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