Our Nuyorican Thing: The Birth of A Self-Made Identity

By Samuel Diaz Carrion

What is a “Nuyorican”? And what does it mean? Poet, writer and activist Samuel Diaz Carrion explores this question and more in OUR NUYORICAN THING. What started out as blog correspondence for the Nuyorican Poets Cafe’s website (2001-2004), quickly turned into a cultural exchange about the Cafe and Puerto Rican culture. OUR NUYORICAN THING is a compendium of those blog entries and emails that also include poetry and short prose, about the Nuyorican experience. OUR NUYORICAN THING is riveting, informative and delightful, and will satisfy any reader with a cultural appetite. With an Introduction by Urayoán Noel.

• Language: English
• Publisher: 2Leaf Press
• Release date: Mar 1, 2014
• ISBN: 9781940939087

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