Miguel Algarín

Miguel Algarín Jr. (11 September 1941 – 1 December 2020) was a Puerto Rican poet, historian and writer. He was known as the co-founder of the Nuyorican Poets Café. He was a Rutgers University professor of English. Algarín was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico.  He lived most of his life in New York City.  He was a Nuyorican poet.

Algarín's books include Mongo Affair, On Call (1980), Body Bee Calling from the 21st Century (1982), Time's Now/Ya es tiempo (1985), Love Is Hard Work: Memorias de Loisaida/Poems (1997, Lower East Side Memories/Poems).

Algarín died on 1 December 2020 in New York City of sepsis, aged 79.Nuyorican Poets Cafe Co-Founder Miguel Algarín Dies at 79

Works


Action. Touchstone. 1997. 
Survival Supervivencia. Arte Publico Press. 2009. 

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References

Other websites
Miguel Algarin Web Site  
Nuyorican Poets Café
View Current TV's program on Nuyorican Power
View list of past American Book Award winners

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