Aloud Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Cafe [Paperback]

Compiled by poets who have been at the center of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe in New York City, Aloud! showcases the work of the most innovative and accomplished word artists from around America.

congratulations. you have found the hidden book. invocation by bob holman

the sidewalk of high art introduction by miguel algar?n

I. POETRY IN THE TWENTIETH-FIRST CENTURY

paul beatty
DARRYL STRAWBERRY ASLEEP IN A FIELD OF DREAMS
AT EASE

nicole breedlove
AN OPEN LETTER TO MYSELF
FRONT PAGE OR BUST
THERE MUST BE A CONSPIRACY

dana bryant
FANTASY LOVER #5
HOUSECLEANING

regie cabico
CHECK ONE
GAME BOY

xavier cavazos
LONELY NIGHT IN NEW YORK
AT THE AIDS CLINIC
U. N. RESOLUTION

samantha coerbell
THE ROMANTICIZATION

malkia amala cyril
BLUES TOMORROW
WAIT

alvin eng
ROCK ME, GOONG HAY!
TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHINESE NEW YEAR'S

maggie estep
THE STUPID JERK I'M OBSESSED WITH SEX GODDESS OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE

reg e. gaines
PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY AIR JORDANS
THOMAS THE BURNT ENGLISH MUFFIN
JUST ANOTHER MISUNDERSTOOD BROTHER

eliza galaher
NO, FUCKME
YOU KILL MY LOVE
FOR YOUR LOVE FOR ME KILLS ME

christian haye
SENDIN' OUT A. P. B.

indigo
HIS VICTIM
PEEPHOLE

cf0tito lespier
I HEARD THE BIRD
MAMBO IN T MAJOR

tony medina
NEW YORK CITY RUNDOWN (EUROPEAN ON ME)

ed morales
REBIRTH OF NEW RICAN
THE LAST HISPANIC

tracie morris
PROJECT PRINCESS
MORENITA
THE SPOT

dael orlandersmith
POEM II FOR ANNE SEXTON
SHE'S COME UNDONE
MOTHER LOVE

willie perdomo
NIGGER-REECAN BLUES
REFLECTIONS ON THE METRO NORTH, WINTER 1990

kevin powell
TWINS
PUNKS JUMP UP TO GET BEAT DOWN

kathy price