Hey Yo! Yo Soy! 40 Years of Nuyorican Street Poetry, A Bilingual Edition
"Finally, a body of work from the school of Nuyorican Poetry that calls us from the street while we're on the rooftop making faces at the stars . . . "--Willie PerdomoPEN Beyond Margins Award-winning author ofSmoking Lovely"This volume of collected and lovingly translated poetry is long overdue. . . . Papo's cogent use of metaphor and penetrating insight elevates him to the ranks of the great poets of this era."--DeeDee HalleckFounder Paper Tiger TV and co-founder Deep Dish Network"jesús papoleto meléndez is a living spanglish lexicon. . . . a very necessary piece in the literary history of puerto ricans in new york."--Bonafide RojasAuthor ofWhen The City Sleeps"An operatic Mack the Knife screaming in defiance, held together by hope for a better tomorrow."--Maria Teresa Fernandez (Mariposa)Nuyorican Poet