Aloud
Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Cafe
Herausgeber: Algarin, Miguel; Holman, Bob
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Herausgeber: Algarin, Miguel; Holman, Bob
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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.
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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.
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Produktdetails
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- Verlag: St. Martins Press-3PL
- Seitenzahl: 538
- Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2000
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 31mm
- Gewicht: 864g
- ISBN-13: 9780805032574
- ISBN-10: 0805032576
- Artikelnr.: 21113745
- Verlag: St. Martins Press-3PL
- Seitenzahl: 538
- Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2000
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 31mm
- Gewicht: 864g
- ISBN-13: 9780805032574
- ISBN-10: 0805032576
- Artikelnr.: 21113745
Edited by Miguel Algarin and Bob Holman
congratulations. you have found the hidden book. invocation by bob holman
the sidewalk of high art introduction by miguel algarín
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, FUCK ME
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
LA NEGRA
CELIBACY
carl hancock rux
GENEVA COTTRELL, WAITING FOR THE DOG TO DIE
SAVE THE ANIMALS
hal sirowitz
I FINALLY MANAGED TO SPEAK TO HER
DEFORMED FINGER
ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER
paul skiff
"THE SMILES OF TWO OVER"
JUNE 15, 1990
peter spiro
WE ALL NEED
WORK
CAUSE AND EFFECT
adrienne su
THE EMPEROR'S SECOND WIFE
ELEGY
ADDRESS
edwin torres
DIG ON THE DECADE
I.E. SEDUCER
MISSION-FUCKIN'-IMPOSSIBLE
mike tyler
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WORD IN THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE
7:00 AND THE TULIPS ARE RED
THE BAKERY HAS NO BAKERS
II. POETRY OF THE 1990S
alurista
ROMA ROJA RAJA TABLA
VORAZ
LEÓN
FOOLISH RITUALS
jimmy santiago baca
DUST-BOWL MEMORY
BELLS
pardCHOICES
BLACK MESA
catherine bowman
1-800-HOT-RIBS
MR. X
DEATHWATCH BEETLE
diane burns
SURE YOU CAN ASK ME A PERSONAL QUESTION
ALPHABET CITY SERENADE
PEÑA'S SON
wanda coleman
TOUGH LANGUAGE
AMERICAN SONNET
DREAM 7219
martín espada
REBELLION IS THE CIRCLE OF A LOVER'S HANDS (PELLÍN AND NINA)
TWO MEXICANOS LYNCHED IN SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA, MAY 3, 1877
LATIN NIGHT AT THE PAWNSHOP
jose-angel figueroa
SATINLADY BLUES
BORN TO ACT OUT
hattie gossett
PUSSY & CASH
SUN RA!
jessica hagedorn
LATIN MUSIC IN NEW YORK
SKULL FOOD #2
kimiko hahn
THE DETAILS WE FALL FOR
HEAT
david henderson
EVERGREEN (A CHANT FOR THE TROPICAL RAIN FOREST)
POEM-MIGUEL PIÑERO
bob holman
1990
DISCLAIMER
6 SHORT POEMS
ROCK'N'ROLL MYTHOLOGY
patricia spears jones
SPANISH LESSON
SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE UNDER THE BIG TIT, ATLANTA, 1973
r. cephas jones
GOD, MINGUS AND MYSELF
eliot katz
DINOSAUR LOVE
WHAT'S THAT CLICKING ON OUR TELEPHONE LINE?
roland legiardi-laura
TRICKSTER RABBIT
MANAGUA MIDNIGHT
nancy mercado
MILLA
JUANITA
jose montoya
THE UNIFORM OF THE DAY
EL SOL Y 'L ROVATO LOCO
gavin moses
POISON
BOOMERANG
MOONDANCE
louis reyes rivera
MARIANITA
PORTRAIT: DOGS AT THE WELL
luis j. rodriguez
MEETING THE ANIMAL IN WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK
HUNGRY
sapphire
IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE
WILD THING
michael scholnick
TO A CERTAIN MR. ALBERT, MY LANDLORD
FOR IRWIN HEILNER
GOOD GRACES
patricia smith
SKINHEAD
SWEET DADDY
sekou sundiata
MANDELA IN HARLEM. (JUNE, 1991)
KING
PHILOSOPHY OF THE KOOL
cheryl boyce taylor
FENCES
YEARNING
emily xyz
"STRONTIUM"
SLOT MACHINE
III. FOUNDING POEMS
miguel algarín
HIV
SHEETS
SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 1974
BODY BEE CALLING: FROM THE 21ST CENTURY
FATHER AT ZERO-POINT-PLACE
richard august
MARIAM
MASON V. FUREY
INTERPRETING DREAMS
jorge brandon
LA MASACRE DE PONCE
EL ASTRO DE CAROLINA
americo casiano, jr.
SALICRUP
TONIGHT BY VENDOR'S BOOTH
lucky cienfuegos
POEM TO A WOOD SCULPTURE
IN THE POCKET AND SPEND IT RIGHT
PISS SIDE STREETS
victor hernandez cruz
AN ESSAY ON WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS
THREE SONGS FROM THE 50S
ART-THIS
HAIKUKOOS
sandra maria esteves
PUERTO RICAN DISCOVERY #20: ODE TO PAPIROS DE BABEL EN EL ATENEO
PUERTORRIQUEÑO
PUERTO RICAN DISCOVERY #17: TREASURES OF THIEVES
PUERTO RICAN DISCOVERY #23: PORTRAIT IN RAISING SELF-ESTEEM
TWO POEMS FOR DAVID ALLAN
lois griffith
CHICA
DITTY AND JITTY
WAR 1/15/1991
UNTITLED
BACALAITOS AND FIREWORKS
pedro pietri
YOU JUMP FIRST
PROLOGUE FOR ODE TO ROAD RUNNER
UPTOWN TRAIN
TELEPHONE BOOTH NUMBER 102
TELEPHONE BOOTH NUMBER 227
TELEPHONE BOOTH NUMBER 507
TELEPHONE BOOTH NUMBER 905 ¿
WET HAND ON DRY DREAMS
miguel piñero
LA BODEGA SOLD DREAMS
THE BOOK OF GENESIS ACCORDING TO ST. MIGUELITO
NEW YORK CITY HARD TIMES BLUES
THE RECORDS OF TIME
bimbo rivas
A JOB
LOISAIDA
PARADOX AND SLEEP
ntozake shange
PEOPLE OF WATTS
PORQUE NO ESTAS CONMIGO
BLOOD RHYTHMS-BLOOD
CURRENTS-BLACK BLUE N STYLIN' 31
piri thomas
BORN ANEW AT EACH A.M.
PROLOGUE, SEVEN LONG TIMES
IV. THE OPEN ROOM
elena alexander
SLANT
david allen
THE REVOLUTION WAS POSTPONED BECAUSE OF RAIN
sheila alson
VACANT CHILD
indran amirthanayagam
THE LAST CONDORS IN MANHATTAN
rudolfo anaya
WALT WHITMAN STRIDES THE LLANO OF NEW MEXICO
cynthia andrews
AMNESIA
zoe anglesey
HOLDING HIM NOT AS A CHILD
pauly arroyo
I'M A NUYORICAN
asha bandele
IN RESPONSE TO A BROTHER'S QUESTION ABOUT WHAT HE SHOULD DO WHEN HIS BEST
FRIEND BEATS UP HIS WOMAN
0carmen bardeguez-brown
"OYE MAMÁ, OYE, MAMÁ"
denise bell
REALITY?
nicole blackman
DAUGHTER
jennifer blowdryer
FROM WHITE TRASH DEBUTANTE BALL
shorty bón bón
A JUNKIE'S HEAVEN
kymberly brown-valenzuela
KISS DEATH SOFTLY WITH BLUE LIPS
alaan bowe
EVERY KNOTTED FIST
jim brodey
LITTLE LIGHT
lisa buscani
CHEKOVIAN DEPRESSION
steve cannon
ORANGE
nick carbo
THE PRETTY BOYS OF ERMITA
laurie carlos
BORINQUEN
elizabeth castagna
HAD IT BEEN
marcel christian
FAIR PREJUDICE
gabrielle n. lane clarke
ODE TO A BLACK CHILD (AKA MR. AMERICA)
todd colby
LEMON BROWN
matt cook
SCIENCE WAS INVENTED BY A BUNCH OF GUYS WHO WERE SO UGLY THEY COULDN'T
POSSIBLY BELIEVE IN GOD
thulani davis
A MAN'S TAILOR / DAKAR
cristina desrosiers
MOUNTAIN CLIMB
carol diehl
FOR THE MEN WHO STILL DON'T GET IT
denise duhamel
FEAR ON llTH STREET AND AVENUE A, NEW YORK CITY
kathy ebel
ARE YOU MRS. LOPEZ' DAUGHTER?
anne elliott
SLEEPWALKING, TOLD IN SLOW MOTION
janice ertbaum
THE DAYS OF POT AND ICE CREAM
evert eden
I WANT TO BE A WOMAN
john farris
MAGIC
gary glazner
TOAD VENOM
gloria
WALK RIGHT
mia hansford
"WHEN TWO STRAW HALF-FEATURED PURRINGS NAVIGATE'
diana hernandez-correa
AH BILLIE
susan hornik
GOODBYE
alan kaufman
BUS
rick kearns
LLANTO SUAVE PARA PIÑERO
michael c. ladd
DEATH BEDS LOVE SONGS AND ANCESTORS
patricia landrum
WOMAN'S SONG
shirley bradley leflore
FOR DIZZ
gary lenhart
INTELLIGENT LOVE
robbie mccauley
TWO STREET THINGS
richard martin
PROPER VENTILATION
greg masters
LOVE
bobby miller
MY LIFE AS I REMEMBER IT
david mills
G-MEN IN THE PINES
eileen myles
PV
ninety 9
ADVENTURES OF PLASTIC MAN
orion
DIRE MANIFESTO
julie patton
"PO TREE!"
carolyn peyser
PLEASE
raymond ramirez (aka bori)
PROJECT BLUES
noel rico
EXCERPT FROM THE SOUTH BRONX
keith roach
ODALISQUE
pard
will sales
THAT KIND OF BLUES
raúl salinas
PUEBLO QUERIDO
ricardo sánchez
25 MAYO 92 EN PULLMANIA, WASHINGÓN
gail schilke
LOS BRAVOS
susan scutti
EPITHALAMIUM
danny shot
MY BAD ANGEL
marc smith
CHICAGO: SANDBURG TO SMITH, SMITH TO SANDBURG
pamela sneed
THE FINAL SOLUTION
sparrow
A TESTIMONIAL
carlton t. spiller
PANAMANIAN NIGHTS
lamont b. steproe
FOR GWEN BROOKS
everton sylvester
WELL?
nate tate
PARANOIA AT ITS FINEST
vipin
LANGUER/LANGUOR
michael warr
BREAKING TILES
jack wiler
MEDITATIONS ON NATURAL MAN
jeff wright
COURT APPEARANCE
Notes on the poets
Acknowledgments
the sidewalk of high art introduction by miguel algarín
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, FUCK ME
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
LA NEGRA
CELIBACY
carl hancock rux
GENEVA COTTRELL, WAITING FOR THE DOG TO DIE
SAVE THE ANIMALS
hal sirowitz
I FINALLY MANAGED TO SPEAK TO HER
DEFORMED FINGER
ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER
paul skiff
"THE SMILES OF TWO OVER"
JUNE 15, 1990
peter spiro
WE ALL NEED
WORK
CAUSE AND EFFECT
adrienne su
THE EMPEROR'S SECOND WIFE
ELEGY
ADDRESS
edwin torres
DIG ON THE DECADE
I.E. SEDUCER
MISSION-FUCKIN'-IMPOSSIBLE
mike tyler
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WORD IN THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE
7:00 AND THE TULIPS ARE RED
THE BAKERY HAS NO BAKERS
II. POETRY OF THE 1990S
alurista
ROMA ROJA RAJA TABLA
VORAZ
LEÓN
FOOLISH RITUALS
jimmy santiago baca
DUST-BOWL MEMORY
BELLS
pardCHOICES
BLACK MESA
catherine bowman
1-800-HOT-RIBS
MR. X
DEATHWATCH BEETLE
diane burns
SURE YOU CAN ASK ME A PERSONAL QUESTION
ALPHABET CITY SERENADE
PEÑA'S SON
wanda coleman
TOUGH LANGUAGE
AMERICAN SONNET
DREAM 7219
martín espada
REBELLION IS THE CIRCLE OF A LOVER'S HANDS (PELLÍN AND NINA)
TWO MEXICANOS LYNCHED IN SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA, MAY 3, 1877
LATIN NIGHT AT THE PAWNSHOP
jose-angel figueroa
SATINLADY BLUES
BORN TO ACT OUT
hattie gossett
PUSSY & CASH
SUN RA!
jessica hagedorn
LATIN MUSIC IN NEW YORK
SKULL FOOD #2
kimiko hahn
THE DETAILS WE FALL FOR
HEAT
david henderson
EVERGREEN (A CHANT FOR THE TROPICAL RAIN FOREST)
POEM-MIGUEL PIÑERO
bob holman
1990
DISCLAIMER
6 SHORT POEMS
ROCK'N'ROLL MYTHOLOGY
patricia spears jones
SPANISH LESSON
SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE UNDER THE BIG TIT, ATLANTA, 1973
r. cephas jones
GOD, MINGUS AND MYSELF
eliot katz
DINOSAUR LOVE
WHAT'S THAT CLICKING ON OUR TELEPHONE LINE?
roland legiardi-laura
TRICKSTER RABBIT
MANAGUA MIDNIGHT
nancy mercado
MILLA
JUANITA
jose montoya
THE UNIFORM OF THE DAY
EL SOL Y 'L ROVATO LOCO
gavin moses
POISON
BOOMERANG
MOONDANCE
louis reyes rivera
MARIANITA
PORTRAIT: DOGS AT THE WELL
luis j. rodriguez
MEETING THE ANIMAL IN WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK
HUNGRY
sapphire
IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE
WILD THING
michael scholnick
TO A CERTAIN MR. ALBERT, MY LANDLORD
FOR IRWIN HEILNER
GOOD GRACES
patricia smith
SKINHEAD
SWEET DADDY
sekou sundiata
MANDELA IN HARLEM. (JUNE, 1991)
KING
PHILOSOPHY OF THE KOOL
cheryl boyce taylor
FENCES
YEARNING
emily xyz
"STRONTIUM"
SLOT MACHINE
III. FOUNDING POEMS
miguel algarín
HIV
SHEETS
SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 1974
BODY BEE CALLING: FROM THE 21ST CENTURY
FATHER AT ZERO-POINT-PLACE
richard august
MARIAM
MASON V. FUREY
INTERPRETING DREAMS
jorge brandon
LA MASACRE DE PONCE
EL ASTRO DE CAROLINA
americo casiano, jr.
SALICRUP
TONIGHT BY VENDOR'S BOOTH
lucky cienfuegos
POEM TO A WOOD SCULPTURE
IN THE POCKET AND SPEND IT RIGHT
PISS SIDE STREETS
victor hernandez cruz
AN ESSAY ON WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS
THREE SONGS FROM THE 50S
ART-THIS
HAIKUKOOS
sandra maria esteves
PUERTO RICAN DISCOVERY #20: ODE TO PAPIROS DE BABEL EN EL ATENEO
PUERTORRIQUEÑO
PUERTO RICAN DISCOVERY #17: TREASURES OF THIEVES
PUERTO RICAN DISCOVERY #23: PORTRAIT IN RAISING SELF-ESTEEM
TWO POEMS FOR DAVID ALLAN
lois griffith
CHICA
DITTY AND JITTY
WAR 1/15/1991
UNTITLED
BACALAITOS AND FIREWORKS
pedro pietri
YOU JUMP FIRST
PROLOGUE FOR ODE TO ROAD RUNNER
UPTOWN TRAIN
TELEPHONE BOOTH NUMBER 102
TELEPHONE BOOTH NUMBER 227
TELEPHONE BOOTH NUMBER 507
TELEPHONE BOOTH NUMBER 905 ¿
WET HAND ON DRY DREAMS
miguel piñero
LA BODEGA SOLD DREAMS
THE BOOK OF GENESIS ACCORDING TO ST. MIGUELITO
NEW YORK CITY HARD TIMES BLUES
THE RECORDS OF TIME
bimbo rivas
A JOB
LOISAIDA
PARADOX AND SLEEP
ntozake shange
PEOPLE OF WATTS
PORQUE NO ESTAS CONMIGO
BLOOD RHYTHMS-BLOOD
CURRENTS-BLACK BLUE N STYLIN' 31
piri thomas
BORN ANEW AT EACH A.M.
PROLOGUE, SEVEN LONG TIMES
IV. THE OPEN ROOM
elena alexander
SLANT
david allen
THE REVOLUTION WAS POSTPONED BECAUSE OF RAIN
sheila alson
VACANT CHILD
indran amirthanayagam
THE LAST CONDORS IN MANHATTAN
rudolfo anaya
WALT WHITMAN STRIDES THE LLANO OF NEW MEXICO
cynthia andrews
AMNESIA
zoe anglesey
HOLDING HIM NOT AS A CHILD
pauly arroyo
I'M A NUYORICAN
asha bandele
IN RESPONSE TO A BROTHER'S QUESTION ABOUT WHAT HE SHOULD DO WHEN HIS BEST
FRIEND BEATS UP HIS WOMAN
0carmen bardeguez-brown
"OYE MAMÁ, OYE, MAMÁ"
denise bell
REALITY?
nicole blackman
DAUGHTER
jennifer blowdryer
FROM WHITE TRASH DEBUTANTE BALL
shorty bón bón
A JUNKIE'S HEAVEN
kymberly brown-valenzuela
KISS DEATH SOFTLY WITH BLUE LIPS
alaan bowe
EVERY KNOTTED FIST
jim brodey
LITTLE LIGHT
lisa buscani
CHEKOVIAN DEPRESSION
steve cannon
ORANGE
nick carbo
THE PRETTY BOYS OF ERMITA
laurie carlos
BORINQUEN
elizabeth castagna
HAD IT BEEN
marcel christian
FAIR PREJUDICE
gabrielle n. lane clarke
ODE TO A BLACK CHILD (AKA MR. AMERICA)
todd colby
LEMON BROWN
matt cook
SCIENCE WAS INVENTED BY A BUNCH OF GUYS WHO WERE SO UGLY THEY COULDN'T
POSSIBLY BELIEVE IN GOD
thulani davis
A MAN'S TAILOR / DAKAR
cristina desrosiers
MOUNTAIN CLIMB
carol diehl
FOR THE MEN WHO STILL DON'T GET IT
denise duhamel
FEAR ON llTH STREET AND AVENUE A, NEW YORK CITY
kathy ebel
ARE YOU MRS. LOPEZ' DAUGHTER?
anne elliott
SLEEPWALKING, TOLD IN SLOW MOTION
janice ertbaum
THE DAYS OF POT AND ICE CREAM
evert eden
I WANT TO BE A WOMAN
john farris
MAGIC
gary glazner
TOAD VENOM
gloria
WALK RIGHT
mia hansford
"WHEN TWO STRAW HALF-FEATURED PURRINGS NAVIGATE'
diana hernandez-correa
AH BILLIE
susan hornik
GOODBYE
alan kaufman
BUS
rick kearns
LLANTO SUAVE PARA PIÑERO
michael c. ladd
DEATH BEDS LOVE SONGS AND ANCESTORS
patricia landrum
WOMAN'S SONG
shirley bradley leflore
FOR DIZZ
gary lenhart
INTELLIGENT LOVE
robbie mccauley
TWO STREET THINGS
richard martin
PROPER VENTILATION
greg masters
LOVE
bobby miller
MY LIFE AS I REMEMBER IT
david mills
G-MEN IN THE PINES
eileen myles
PV
ninety 9
ADVENTURES OF PLASTIC MAN
orion
DIRE MANIFESTO
julie patton
"PO TREE!"
carolyn peyser
PLEASE
raymond ramirez (aka bori)
PROJECT BLUES
noel rico
EXCERPT FROM THE SOUTH BRONX
keith roach
ODALISQUE
pard
will sales
THAT KIND OF BLUES
raúl salinas
PUEBLO QUERIDO
ricardo sánchez
25 MAYO 92 EN PULLMANIA, WASHINGÓN
gail schilke
LOS BRAVOS
susan scutti
EPITHALAMIUM
danny shot
MY BAD ANGEL
marc smith
CHICAGO: SANDBURG TO SMITH, SMITH TO SANDBURG
pamela sneed
THE FINAL SOLUTION
sparrow
A TESTIMONIAL
carlton t. spiller
PANAMANIAN NIGHTS
lamont b. steproe
FOR GWEN BROOKS
everton sylvester
WELL?
nate tate
PARANOIA AT ITS FINEST
vipin
LANGUER/LANGUOR
michael warr
BREAKING TILES
jack wiler
MEDITATIONS ON NATURAL MAN
jeff wright
COURT APPEARANCE
Notes on the poets
Acknowledgments
congratulations. you have found the hidden book. invocation by bob holman
the sidewalk of high art introduction by miguel algarín
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, FUCK ME
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
LA NEGRA
CELIBACY
carl hancock rux
GENEVA COTTRELL, WAITING FOR THE DOG TO DIE
SAVE THE ANIMALS
hal sirowitz
I FINALLY MANAGED TO SPEAK TO HER
DEFORMED FINGER
ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER
paul skiff
"THE SMILES OF TWO OVER"
JUNE 15, 1990
peter spiro
WE ALL NEED
WORK
CAUSE AND EFFECT
adrienne su
THE EMPEROR'S SECOND WIFE
ELEGY
ADDRESS
edwin torres
DIG ON THE DECADE
I.E. SEDUCER
MISSION-FUCKIN'-IMPOSSIBLE
mike tyler
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WORD IN THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE
7:00 AND THE TULIPS ARE RED
THE BAKERY HAS NO BAKERS
II. POETRY OF THE 1990S
alurista
ROMA ROJA RAJA TABLA
VORAZ
LEÓN
FOOLISH RITUALS
jimmy santiago baca
DUST-BOWL MEMORY
BELLS
pardCHOICES
BLACK MESA
catherine bowman
1-800-HOT-RIBS
MR. X
DEATHWATCH BEETLE
diane burns
SURE YOU CAN ASK ME A PERSONAL QUESTION
ALPHABET CITY SERENADE
PEÑA'S SON
wanda coleman
TOUGH LANGUAGE
AMERICAN SONNET
DREAM 7219
martín espada
REBELLION IS THE CIRCLE OF A LOVER'S HANDS (PELLÍN AND NINA)
TWO MEXICANOS LYNCHED IN SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA, MAY 3, 1877
LATIN NIGHT AT THE PAWNSHOP
jose-angel figueroa
SATINLADY BLUES
BORN TO ACT OUT
hattie gossett
PUSSY & CASH
SUN RA!
jessica hagedorn
LATIN MUSIC IN NEW YORK
SKULL FOOD #2
kimiko hahn
THE DETAILS WE FALL FOR
HEAT
david henderson
EVERGREEN (A CHANT FOR THE TROPICAL RAIN FOREST)
POEM-MIGUEL PIÑERO
bob holman
1990
DISCLAIMER
6 SHORT POEMS
ROCK'N'ROLL MYTHOLOGY
patricia spears jones
SPANISH LESSON
SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE UNDER THE BIG TIT, ATLANTA, 1973
r. cephas jones
GOD, MINGUS AND MYSELF
eliot katz
DINOSAUR LOVE
WHAT'S THAT CLICKING ON OUR TELEPHONE LINE?
roland legiardi-laura
TRICKSTER RABBIT
MANAGUA MIDNIGHT
nancy mercado
MILLA
JUANITA
jose montoya
THE UNIFORM OF THE DAY
EL SOL Y 'L ROVATO LOCO
gavin moses
POISON
BOOMERANG
MOONDANCE
louis reyes rivera
MARIANITA
PORTRAIT: DOGS AT THE WELL
luis j. rodriguez
MEETING THE ANIMAL IN WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK
HUNGRY
sapphire
IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE
WILD THING
michael scholnick
TO A CERTAIN MR. ALBERT, MY LANDLORD
FOR IRWIN HEILNER
GOOD GRACES
patricia smith
SKINHEAD
SWEET DADDY
sekou sundiata
MANDELA IN HARLEM. (JUNE, 1991)
KING
PHILOSOPHY OF THE KOOL
cheryl boyce taylor
FENCES
YEARNING
emily xyz
"STRONTIUM"
SLOT MACHINE
III. FOUNDING POEMS
miguel algarín
HIV
SHEETS
SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 1974
BODY BEE CALLING: FROM THE 21ST CENTURY
FATHER AT ZERO-POINT-PLACE
richard august
MARIAM
MASON V. FUREY
INTERPRETING DREAMS
jorge brandon
LA MASACRE DE PONCE
EL ASTRO DE CAROLINA
americo casiano, jr.
SALICRUP
TONIGHT BY VENDOR'S BOOTH
lucky cienfuegos
POEM TO A WOOD SCULPTURE
IN THE POCKET AND SPEND IT RIGHT
PISS SIDE STREETS
victor hernandez cruz
AN ESSAY ON WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS
THREE SONGS FROM THE 50S
ART-THIS
HAIKUKOOS
sandra maria esteves
PUERTO RICAN DISCOVERY #20: ODE TO PAPIROS DE BABEL EN EL ATENEO
PUERTORRIQUEÑO
PUERTO RICAN DISCOVERY #17: TREASURES OF THIEVES
PUERTO RICAN DISCOVERY #23: PORTRAIT IN RAISING SELF-ESTEEM
TWO POEMS FOR DAVID ALLAN
lois griffith
CHICA
DITTY AND JITTY
WAR 1/15/1991
UNTITLED
BACALAITOS AND FIREWORKS
pedro pietri
YOU JUMP FIRST
PROLOGUE FOR ODE TO ROAD RUNNER
UPTOWN TRAIN
TELEPHONE BOOTH NUMBER 102
TELEPHONE BOOTH NUMBER 227
TELEPHONE BOOTH NUMBER 507
TELEPHONE BOOTH NUMBER 905 ¿
WET HAND ON DRY DREAMS
miguel piñero
LA BODEGA SOLD DREAMS
THE BOOK OF GENESIS ACCORDING TO ST. MIGUELITO
NEW YORK CITY HARD TIMES BLUES
THE RECORDS OF TIME
bimbo rivas
A JOB
LOISAIDA
PARADOX AND SLEEP
ntozake shange
PEOPLE OF WATTS
PORQUE NO ESTAS CONMIGO
BLOOD RHYTHMS-BLOOD
CURRENTS-BLACK BLUE N STYLIN' 31
piri thomas
BORN ANEW AT EACH A.M.
PROLOGUE, SEVEN LONG TIMES
IV. THE OPEN ROOM
elena alexander
SLANT
david allen
THE REVOLUTION WAS POSTPONED BECAUSE OF RAIN
sheila alson
VACANT CHILD
indran amirthanayagam
THE LAST CONDORS IN MANHATTAN
rudolfo anaya
WALT WHITMAN STRIDES THE LLANO OF NEW MEXICO
cynthia andrews
AMNESIA
zoe anglesey
HOLDING HIM NOT AS A CHILD
pauly arroyo
I'M A NUYORICAN
asha bandele
IN RESPONSE TO A BROTHER'S QUESTION ABOUT WHAT HE SHOULD DO WHEN HIS BEST
FRIEND BEATS UP HIS WOMAN
0carmen bardeguez-brown
"OYE MAMÁ, OYE, MAMÁ"
denise bell
REALITY?
nicole blackman
DAUGHTER
jennifer blowdryer
FROM WHITE TRASH DEBUTANTE BALL
shorty bón bón
A JUNKIE'S HEAVEN
kymberly brown-valenzuela
KISS DEATH SOFTLY WITH BLUE LIPS
alaan bowe
EVERY KNOTTED FIST
jim brodey
LITTLE LIGHT
lisa buscani
CHEKOVIAN DEPRESSION
steve cannon
ORANGE
nick carbo
THE PRETTY BOYS OF ERMITA
laurie carlos
BORINQUEN
elizabeth castagna
HAD IT BEEN
marcel christian
FAIR PREJUDICE
gabrielle n. lane clarke
ODE TO A BLACK CHILD (AKA MR. AMERICA)
todd colby
LEMON BROWN
matt cook
SCIENCE WAS INVENTED BY A BUNCH OF GUYS WHO WERE SO UGLY THEY COULDN'T
POSSIBLY BELIEVE IN GOD
thulani davis
A MAN'S TAILOR / DAKAR
cristina desrosiers
MOUNTAIN CLIMB
carol diehl
FOR THE MEN WHO STILL DON'T GET IT
denise duhamel
FEAR ON llTH STREET AND AVENUE A, NEW YORK CITY
kathy ebel
ARE YOU MRS. LOPEZ' DAUGHTER?
anne elliott
SLEEPWALKING, TOLD IN SLOW MOTION
janice ertbaum
THE DAYS OF POT AND ICE CREAM
evert eden
I WANT TO BE A WOMAN
john farris
MAGIC
gary glazner
TOAD VENOM
gloria
WALK RIGHT
mia hansford
"WHEN TWO STRAW HALF-FEATURED PURRINGS NAVIGATE'
diana hernandez-correa
AH BILLIE
susan hornik
GOODBYE
alan kaufman
BUS
rick kearns
LLANTO SUAVE PARA PIÑERO
michael c. ladd
DEATH BEDS LOVE SONGS AND ANCESTORS
patricia landrum
WOMAN'S SONG
shirley bradley leflore
FOR DIZZ
gary lenhart
INTELLIGENT LOVE
robbie mccauley
TWO STREET THINGS
richard martin
PROPER VENTILATION
greg masters
LOVE
bobby miller
MY LIFE AS I REMEMBER IT
david mills
G-MEN IN THE PINES
eileen myles
PV
ninety 9
ADVENTURES OF PLASTIC MAN
orion
DIRE MANIFESTO
julie patton
"PO TREE!"
carolyn peyser
PLEASE
raymond ramirez (aka bori)
PROJECT BLUES
noel rico
EXCERPT FROM THE SOUTH BRONX
keith roach
ODALISQUE
pard
will sales
THAT KIND OF BLUES
raúl salinas
PUEBLO QUERIDO
ricardo sánchez
25 MAYO 92 EN PULLMANIA, WASHINGÓN
gail schilke
LOS BRAVOS
susan scutti
EPITHALAMIUM
danny shot
MY BAD ANGEL
marc smith
CHICAGO: SANDBURG TO SMITH, SMITH TO SANDBURG
pamela sneed
THE FINAL SOLUTION
sparrow
A TESTIMONIAL
carlton t. spiller
PANAMANIAN NIGHTS
lamont b. steproe
FOR GWEN BROOKS
everton sylvester
WELL?
nate tate
PARANOIA AT ITS FINEST
vipin
LANGUER/LANGUOR
michael warr
BREAKING TILES
jack wiler
MEDITATIONS ON NATURAL MAN
jeff wright
COURT APPEARANCE
Notes on the poets
Acknowledgments
the sidewalk of high art introduction by miguel algarín
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, FUCK ME
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
LA NEGRA
CELIBACY
carl hancock rux
GENEVA COTTRELL, WAITING FOR THE DOG TO DIE
SAVE THE ANIMALS
hal sirowitz
I FINALLY MANAGED TO SPEAK TO HER
DEFORMED FINGER
ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER
paul skiff
"THE SMILES OF TWO OVER"
JUNE 15, 1990
peter spiro
WE ALL NEED
WORK
CAUSE AND EFFECT
adrienne su
THE EMPEROR'S SECOND WIFE
ELEGY
ADDRESS
edwin torres
DIG ON THE DECADE
I.E. SEDUCER
MISSION-FUCKIN'-IMPOSSIBLE
mike tyler
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WORD IN THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE
7:00 AND THE TULIPS ARE RED
THE BAKERY HAS NO BAKERS
II. POETRY OF THE 1990S
alurista
ROMA ROJA RAJA TABLA
VORAZ
LEÓN
FOOLISH RITUALS
jimmy santiago baca
DUST-BOWL MEMORY
BELLS
pardCHOICES
BLACK MESA
catherine bowman
1-800-HOT-RIBS
MR. X
DEATHWATCH BEETLE
diane burns
SURE YOU CAN ASK ME A PERSONAL QUESTION
ALPHABET CITY SERENADE
PEÑA'S SON
wanda coleman
TOUGH LANGUAGE
AMERICAN SONNET
DREAM 7219
martín espada
REBELLION IS THE CIRCLE OF A LOVER'S HANDS (PELLÍN AND NINA)
TWO MEXICANOS LYNCHED IN SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA, MAY 3, 1877
LATIN NIGHT AT THE PAWNSHOP
jose-angel figueroa
SATINLADY BLUES
BORN TO ACT OUT
hattie gossett
PUSSY & CASH
SUN RA!
jessica hagedorn
LATIN MUSIC IN NEW YORK
SKULL FOOD #2
kimiko hahn
THE DETAILS WE FALL FOR
HEAT
david henderson
EVERGREEN (A CHANT FOR THE TROPICAL RAIN FOREST)
POEM-MIGUEL PIÑERO
bob holman
1990
DISCLAIMER
6 SHORT POEMS
ROCK'N'ROLL MYTHOLOGY
patricia spears jones
SPANISH LESSON
SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE UNDER THE BIG TIT, ATLANTA, 1973
r. cephas jones
GOD, MINGUS AND MYSELF
eliot katz
DINOSAUR LOVE
WHAT'S THAT CLICKING ON OUR TELEPHONE LINE?
roland legiardi-laura
TRICKSTER RABBIT
MANAGUA MIDNIGHT
nancy mercado
MILLA
JUANITA
jose montoya
THE UNIFORM OF THE DAY
EL SOL Y 'L ROVATO LOCO
gavin moses
POISON
BOOMERANG
MOONDANCE
louis reyes rivera
MARIANITA
PORTRAIT: DOGS AT THE WELL
luis j. rodriguez
MEETING THE ANIMAL IN WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK
HUNGRY
sapphire
IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE
WILD THING
michael scholnick
TO A CERTAIN MR. ALBERT, MY LANDLORD
FOR IRWIN HEILNER
GOOD GRACES
patricia smith
SKINHEAD
SWEET DADDY
sekou sundiata
MANDELA IN HARLEM. (JUNE, 1991)
KING
PHILOSOPHY OF THE KOOL
cheryl boyce taylor
FENCES
YEARNING
emily xyz
"STRONTIUM"
SLOT MACHINE
III. FOUNDING POEMS
miguel algarín
HIV
SHEETS
SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 1974
BODY BEE CALLING: FROM THE 21ST CENTURY
FATHER AT ZERO-POINT-PLACE
richard august
MARIAM
MASON V. FUREY
INTERPRETING DREAMS
jorge brandon
LA MASACRE DE PONCE
EL ASTRO DE CAROLINA
americo casiano, jr.
SALICRUP
TONIGHT BY VENDOR'S BOOTH
lucky cienfuegos
POEM TO A WOOD SCULPTURE
IN THE POCKET AND SPEND IT RIGHT
PISS SIDE STREETS
victor hernandez cruz
AN ESSAY ON WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS
THREE SONGS FROM THE 50S
ART-THIS
HAIKUKOOS
sandra maria esteves
PUERTO RICAN DISCOVERY #20: ODE TO PAPIROS DE BABEL EN EL ATENEO
PUERTORRIQUEÑO
PUERTO RICAN DISCOVERY #17: TREASURES OF THIEVES
PUERTO RICAN DISCOVERY #23: PORTRAIT IN RAISING SELF-ESTEEM
TWO POEMS FOR DAVID ALLAN
lois griffith
CHICA
DITTY AND JITTY
WAR 1/15/1991
UNTITLED
BACALAITOS AND FIREWORKS
pedro pietri
YOU JUMP FIRST
PROLOGUE FOR ODE TO ROAD RUNNER
UPTOWN TRAIN
TELEPHONE BOOTH NUMBER 102
TELEPHONE BOOTH NUMBER 227
TELEPHONE BOOTH NUMBER 507
TELEPHONE BOOTH NUMBER 905 ¿
WET HAND ON DRY DREAMS
miguel piñero
LA BODEGA SOLD DREAMS
THE BOOK OF GENESIS ACCORDING TO ST. MIGUELITO
NEW YORK CITY HARD TIMES BLUES
THE RECORDS OF TIME
bimbo rivas
A JOB
LOISAIDA
PARADOX AND SLEEP
ntozake shange
PEOPLE OF WATTS
PORQUE NO ESTAS CONMIGO
BLOOD RHYTHMS-BLOOD
CURRENTS-BLACK BLUE N STYLIN' 31
piri thomas
BORN ANEW AT EACH A.M.
PROLOGUE, SEVEN LONG TIMES
IV. THE OPEN ROOM
elena alexander
SLANT
david allen
THE REVOLUTION WAS POSTPONED BECAUSE OF RAIN
sheila alson
VACANT CHILD
indran amirthanayagam
THE LAST CONDORS IN MANHATTAN
rudolfo anaya
WALT WHITMAN STRIDES THE LLANO OF NEW MEXICO
cynthia andrews
AMNESIA
zoe anglesey
HOLDING HIM NOT AS A CHILD
pauly arroyo
I'M A NUYORICAN
asha bandele
IN RESPONSE TO A BROTHER'S QUESTION ABOUT WHAT HE SHOULD DO WHEN HIS BEST
FRIEND BEATS UP HIS WOMAN
0carmen bardeguez-brown
"OYE MAMÁ, OYE, MAMÁ"
denise bell
REALITY?
nicole blackman
DAUGHTER
jennifer blowdryer
FROM WHITE TRASH DEBUTANTE BALL
shorty bón bón
A JUNKIE'S HEAVEN
kymberly brown-valenzuela
KISS DEATH SOFTLY WITH BLUE LIPS
alaan bowe
EVERY KNOTTED FIST
jim brodey
LITTLE LIGHT
lisa buscani
CHEKOVIAN DEPRESSION
steve cannon
ORANGE
nick carbo
THE PRETTY BOYS OF ERMITA
laurie carlos
BORINQUEN
elizabeth castagna
HAD IT BEEN
marcel christian
FAIR PREJUDICE
gabrielle n. lane clarke
ODE TO A BLACK CHILD (AKA MR. AMERICA)
todd colby
LEMON BROWN
matt cook
SCIENCE WAS INVENTED BY A BUNCH OF GUYS WHO WERE SO UGLY THEY COULDN'T
POSSIBLY BELIEVE IN GOD
thulani davis
A MAN'S TAILOR / DAKAR
cristina desrosiers
MOUNTAIN CLIMB
carol diehl
FOR THE MEN WHO STILL DON'T GET IT
denise duhamel
FEAR ON llTH STREET AND AVENUE A, NEW YORK CITY
kathy ebel
ARE YOU MRS. LOPEZ' DAUGHTER?
anne elliott
SLEEPWALKING, TOLD IN SLOW MOTION
janice ertbaum
THE DAYS OF POT AND ICE CREAM
evert eden
I WANT TO BE A WOMAN
john farris
MAGIC
gary glazner
TOAD VENOM
gloria
WALK RIGHT
mia hansford
"WHEN TWO STRAW HALF-FEATURED PURRINGS NAVIGATE'
diana hernandez-correa
AH BILLIE
susan hornik
GOODBYE
alan kaufman
BUS
rick kearns
LLANTO SUAVE PARA PIÑERO
michael c. ladd
DEATH BEDS LOVE SONGS AND ANCESTORS
patricia landrum
WOMAN'S SONG
shirley bradley leflore
FOR DIZZ
gary lenhart
INTELLIGENT LOVE
robbie mccauley
TWO STREET THINGS
richard martin
PROPER VENTILATION
greg masters
LOVE
bobby miller
MY LIFE AS I REMEMBER IT
david mills
G-MEN IN THE PINES
eileen myles
PV
ninety 9
ADVENTURES OF PLASTIC MAN
orion
DIRE MANIFESTO
julie patton
"PO TREE!"
carolyn peyser
PLEASE
raymond ramirez (aka bori)
PROJECT BLUES
noel rico
EXCERPT FROM THE SOUTH BRONX
keith roach
ODALISQUE
pard
will sales
THAT KIND OF BLUES
raúl salinas
PUEBLO QUERIDO
ricardo sánchez
25 MAYO 92 EN PULLMANIA, WASHINGÓN
gail schilke
LOS BRAVOS
susan scutti
EPITHALAMIUM
danny shot
MY BAD ANGEL
marc smith
CHICAGO: SANDBURG TO SMITH, SMITH TO SANDBURG
pamela sneed
THE FINAL SOLUTION
sparrow
A TESTIMONIAL
carlton t. spiller
PANAMANIAN NIGHTS
lamont b. steproe
FOR GWEN BROOKS
everton sylvester
WELL?
nate tate
PARANOIA AT ITS FINEST
vipin
LANGUER/LANGUOR
michael warr
BREAKING TILES
jack wiler
MEDITATIONS ON NATURAL MAN
jeff wright
COURT APPEARANCE
Notes on the poets
Acknowledgments