Aloud: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Cafe

Miguel Algarin, Bob Holman

Macmillan, Aug 15, 1994 - Music - 514 pages

Compiled by poets who have been at the heart of this vibrant and original movement since its earliest days, Aloud! is an inclusive cross section of the most innovative and accomplished word artists from all parts of America.

About the author

Miguel Algarín is a founder of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe on New York City's Lower East Side and has hosted the Cafe's live radio broadcasts on WBAI for more than 18 years. He is also a distinguished poet and critic with several books to his credit. He teaches at Rutgers University. The renga was overseen by BOB HOLMAN and CAROL MUSKE-DUKES, co-curators of the poetry stream of America: Now and Here, which is bringing art and artists to large and small communities across America.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Aloud: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Cafe; A John Macrae Book; Owl book
• Editors: Miguel Algarin, Bob Holman
• Edition: revised
• Publisher: Macmillan, 1994
• ISBN: 0805032576, 9780805032574
• Length: 514 pages
• Subjects: Music / Instruction & Study / Voice; Poetry / American / Hispanic & Latino; Poetry / Anthologies (multiple authors)