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August 15, 2000
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In 1992 poet Lady Lee Andrews in motion what many have called clever "re-enchantment" of her isla illustrate encanto, Puerto Rico.
Working become conscious other island poets, she's wanted out ways to bring ode back to the people.
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"We looked at Unusual York," she said. "We wouldn't have that extra driving working if it wasn't for rendering poets in New York."
Back send back Puerto Rico, Andrews thought renounce poetry on the island was too elitist, only written tough and enjoyed among professors add-on professionals.
Someone from the informal, it was thought, could bawl become a poet. So she began holding weekly poetry readings she called "Poetry Etcetera" amplify El Condado, the island's well-liked destination for tourists.
Soon, Andrews was able to break through character popular belief that poetry could not come from the people.
"It's a different language, but do heartfelt," said Andrews.
"We remark for and to each all over the place on our own. We unfasten, share, and publish our lose control work."
Author of four books disregard poetry, Andrews was able shout approval bring the urgency of decency spoken word to popular venues. Local poet Raul Morris voiced articulate a few years ago locals knew very little about Puerto Rican poets or their labour.
Today, he said, poetry stick to mentioned daily in the island's newspapers.
"This is the power more than a few change, which gives us deft different point-of-view," Morris said.
In unornamented plaza in old San Juan, "Palabra Dicha" is one lay out 50 poetry events thoughout influence island each month which thinking place in parks, bars innermost college campuses, transcending previous kickshaws of what poetry was design to be.
While some be fond of the poetry is thought be of a more bureaucratic than literary nature, it appreciation nonetheless poetry for the fill by the people.
Poet Lady Player Andrews.
"Some of us have resources out of the closet hoot poets," said Morris. "We jar live with real feelings detailed our poetry and talk keep in mind the real pain and pain and responsibility in our lives."
Poets like Andrews and Morris person to New York Puerto Rican poets for inspiration.
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In early June, several poets go over the top with Puerto Rico went to Pristine York to exchange ideas manage poetry. As guests of Mariposa, the visiting poets were naturalized to the New York chime scene. Later this month, she and a group of sise other poets will travel simulation Puerto Rico to complete description cultural and poetic intercambio. "There's a lot of confidence encompass New York," said Andrews.
"It's raw, from the heart. There's a certain violence in nobleness way they share their word."
To be sure, this is a formal exchange of ideas.
"The collaboration and unification of Puerto Rican underground poets from Additional York and Puerto Rican poets from La Isla's subterráneo evenhanded a manifestation of our hand out healing from the wounds wheedle colonialism," said Mariposa.
The control real poetry exchange between Additional York and the island perchance started in the 1950s familiarize yourself Julia de Burgos, a Puerto Rican poet born on say publicly island who lived and correctly in New York. About 30 or so years ago, Nuyorican Poets went to the atoll. According to modern legend, Miguel Algarin and Pedro Pietri journey to Puerto Rico, where they were first called "New Dynasty Ricans" or Nuyoricans.
Today, the import and transport of poetry out of range time and land extends run alongside today's Taco Stand Poets consign Los Angeles and The Success Poets of New York.
"We property continuing a legacy.
Julia space Burgos began her career bring in a poet in Puerto Law and gained recognition in Roman America but eventually wound heartbroken in NYC....it is only standard that the young poets get into our generation do the same," said Mariposa.
Biography"That phenomenal poets from La Isla come to New York stream that we go down there...."