Acentos Writers Workshop Welcomes Jeff McDaniel and Sammy Miranda on Sept 20th

Acentos Writers workshops hits a double with Jeff McDaniel and Sammy Miranda.

So we have started our workshops. We tackled a few obstacles to start this year and we were actually a little afraid of losing our energy from last term. So we put it all in the hands of Marie-Elizabeth Mali. She brought with her a beautiful smile and a soft voice. With all that she pulls out 32 packs of index cards and made everyone get in contact with their senses. It was an incredible class that found our energy and mojo immediately. We had a packed house with 32 people and we were back home. It’s time to rock!

Next week we have a great surprise. Sammy Miranda will be in the house running a workshop also. Not to mention that Jeff McDaniel will be bringing it. Come out because we are not playing this year!


Samuel Miranda is a teacher of English at Bell Multicultural High School. He has read at the Kennedy Center, The Arts Club of Washington, and as part of the "Dreams for America" series sponsored by the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities and the Folger Shakespeare Library. He is the author of the chapbook Tossing Tokens, and is featured in Dropping Dime, a CD compilation of writers and musicians from Washington, DC. Mr. Miranda received his MFA from Bennington College

Jeffrey McDaniel is one of the few poets that has successfully united the distant cousins of poetry: spoken word and written poetry. His work has appeared in major publications: Ploughshares and Best American Poetry. McDaniel has performed at the Lollapalooza Festival, the Moscow Writers Union, the Globe in Prague, and poetry slams throughout the U.S. Manic D Press of San Francisco has published two collections of his poetry-Alibi School and The Forgiveness Parade with a third book, The Splinter Factory . McDaniel currently teaches creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York.

Get there at 12pm sharp and make sure you have Identifucation!!!!!!

Eugenio María de Hostos Community College •475 Grand Concourse,***ROOM A-329***12 pm sharp Bronx, New York 10451 • Phone 917-209-4211

Directions to Hostos Community College

Hostos Community College is located at a safe and busy intersection just steps from the subway station and bus stop.

By subway: take the 2,4,5 IRT trains to 149th Street (Eugenio María de Hostos Boulevard) and the Grand Concourse.By bus: take the Bx1 or cross-town Bx19 to 149th Street (Eugenio María de Hostos Boulevard) and the Grand Concourse.

By car:From Manhattan, take the FDR Drive north to the Willis Avenue Bridge to the Major Deegan Expressway (87N). Proceed north to Exit 3. Take the right fork in the exit ramp to the Grand Concourse and proceed north to East 149th Street (Eugenio María de Hostos Boulevard)

From Queens, take the Triborough Bridge to the Major Deegan Expressway. Continue north to Exit 3. Take the right fork in the exit ramp to the Grand Concourse and proceed north to East 149th Street (Eugenio María de Hostos Boulevard).From Westchester, take the Major Deegan Expressway south (87S) to Exit 3. Turn left at the light. Turn left again at Grand Concourse and proceed north to East 149th Street (Eugenio María de Hostos Boulevard)

.From New Jersey, take the George Washington Bridge to the Major Deegan Expressway south to Exit 3. Turn left at the light. Turn left again at Grand Concourse and proceed north to East 149th Street (Eugenio María de Hostos Boulevard)
Fish Vargas
Poet
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917-209-4211

The Acentos Writers Workshop was established with the purpose of nurturing the newer voices in the poetry community. With writers from across several genres donating their time, the workshop encourages newer writers to hone their craft, establish and create community, and perform their work in front of growing audiences.

The Acentos Writers Workshop offers opportunities for growing writers through contact with professional writers, poets, mentors, and teachers. The workshop accepts writers of all backgrounds and skill level to foster growth and maximize their full potential and grow as writers.

As part of the Acentos Foundation and the louderARTS project, the workshops continue to serve a multitude of generations, ethnicities and backgrounds. Located at Hostos Community College, the rich cultural diversity will always be kept at the forefront. As we accept and honor writers from all walks of life, we grow together through our writing.

Acentos Writers workshop facilitators





Sunday Sept 20 Jeffrey McDaniel and Sammy Miranda
Sun Sep 27, 2009 Tony Brown

Sun Oct 4, 2009 Blas Falconer & Helena Mesa
Sun Oct 11, 2009 Lisa Ascalon
Sun Oct 18, 2009 Patricia Spears Jones
Sun Oct 25, 2009 Cornelius Eady

Sun Nov 1, 2009 Sheila Candelario
Sun Nov 8, 2009 Cheryl Boyce Taylor
Sun Nov 15, 2009 Adam Faulkner
Sun Nov 22, 2009 R Erica Doyle
Sun Nov 29, 2009 Samantha Thornhill

Sun Dec 6, 2009 Sarah Gambito
Sun Dec 13, 2009 Christina Olivares
Sun Dec 20, 2009 Edwin Torres

Sun Jan 3, 2010 Tara Betts
Sun Jan 10, 2010 Annecy Baez
Sun Jan 17, 2010 Sammy Miranda
Sun Jan 24, 2010 Li-Yun Alvarado
Sun Jan 31, 2010 roger bonair agard

Sun Feb 7,2010 Jive Poetic
Sun Feb 14, 2010 Diana Marie Delgado
Sun Feb 21, 2010 Corie Feiner
Sun, Feb 28, 2010 Mildred Ruiz

Sun, March 7, 2010 Louis Reyes Rivera
Sun, March 14, 2010 Americo Casiano
Sun, March 21, 2010 Zora Howard
Sun, March 28, 2010 Rachel McKibbons

April 4, 2010 Vannessa Hidary
April 11, 2010 Ishle yi Park
April 17, 2010 Acentos Poetry Festival

Spread far and wide, folks....

Acentos 4th year anniversary celebration

For the last four years, Acentos has strived to provide a much-needed space for Latino poets and poetry. We're proud to be here, celebrating our communities and our successes as writers. And we're also proud to say that we did it in the South Bronx.

As we move forward, some exciting new prospects loom for our
organization and for the series. We hope each and every one of you will be a part of the new hotness to come.

On Tuesday, March 27th, come help us celebrate our Fourth anniversary in grand style, as only la familia Acentos can. Signup for the open mic starts at 6:30pm, and the festivities begin at 7pm sharp. We're expecting a large turnout, so whether you're a vet or a first timer, get there early if you want to be a part of the showcase.

You can expect a few surprises, a lot of familiar faces, some older faces, and an announcement or two about the future for Acentos and for Latinos and Latinas in poetry. You can expect an amazing featured poet in the personage of the legendary Sandra Maria Esteves. And as always, you can expect the familia to be out in force in the amazing space we've created for ourselves.

See you all on the 27th!

Peace and love,
the Acentos crew.


Tuesday, March 27th, 2007 @ 6:30pm
ACENTOS FOURTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Extended Open Mic Showcase and Featured Poet
Sandra Maria Esteves

Considered one of the most important voices of modern Puerto Rican literature, Sandra Maria Esteves is an accomplished visual artist, NYFA poetry fellow, and former director of the African Caribbean Poetry Theater. She is the author of six books of poetry, including Contrapunto in the Open Field, Bluestown Mockingbird Mambo, and Yerba Buena; and she has been anthologized in the collections El Coro: A Chorus of Latino and Latina Poetry, Bum Rush the Page, Unsettling America, Latino Boom, Aloud: Voices from the
Nuyorican Poets Cafe, and Nuyorican Poetry: An Anthology of
Puerto Rican Words and Feelings.

The Bruckner Bar and Grill
1 Bruckner Boulevard (Corner of 3rd Ave)
6 Train to 138th Street Station
Hosted by Rich Villar
FREE! ($5 Suggested Donation)

Coming from Manhattan: At the 138th Street Station, exit by the last car on the 6. Take the exit to your left, go up the stairs to your right to exit at Lincoln Avenue. Walk down Lincoln to Bruckner Blvd, turn right on Bruckner past the bike shop. The Bruckner Bar & Grill is on the corner. For more directions, please call Fish Vargas 917-209-4211.

Fish Vargas
Co-founder

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"If oppression has no boundaries, neither does resistance "

Martin Espada
Acentos Bronx Poetry- October 2005



Fish Vargas
Nuyorican Poeta


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"If oppression has no boundaries, neither does resistance "

Martin Espada
Acentos Bronx Poetry- October 2005



Fish Vargas
Nuyorican Poeta

BOOK RELEASE PARTY - "Tarnish and Masquerade" -- poems by Roger Bonair-Agard

BOOK RELEASE PARTY - "Tarnish and Masquerade" -- poems by Roger Bonair-Agard



Come join the huge amounts of friends, family, poets and the casual hanger on who will celebrate this joyous event. Club Sol is the hottest club in NYC and we get to use it for free [as long as you are there by 7pm]. We also get to stay afterwards and party like only poets do.



"...a profoundly muscular intelligence and a sensuality that can be wholly and beautifully dangerous." -- Kwame Dawes



"Someone whose poetry can be entered and felt and understood. An impressive work." -- Amiri Baraka



BOOK RELEASE PARTY - "Tarnish and Masquerade" -- poems by Roger Bonair-Agard

(Cypher Books, 2006)



Friday, October 20

at Club SOL -- 609 W. 29th Street (between 11th and 12th)

7-10 p.m.

FREE



With performances by the author, as well as renowned poets/performers Patricia Smith, Patrick Rosal, Marty McConnell , and Lynne Procope.



ROGER BONAIR-AGARD is the author of "Tarnish and Masquerade" (Cypher Books, 2006), and co-author of "Burning Down the House" (Soft Skull Press, 2000). Former National Individual Slam Champion and a member of six National Poetry Slam teams, he has appeared three times on HBO's Def Poetry Jam, is a Cave Canem fellow, and tours the country and the world teaching and performing at colleges, universities, and festivals. Join us as he releases his debut book, with accompanying CD full of spellbinding poems that chart an exile's coming-of-age and an increasingly relevant immigrant's experience. Whether set in Trinidad, Washington Heights, Texas, Brooklyn or other less-fixed locales, these poems written (and spoken) with equal parts joy and fury are full of clarity, compassion and unsentimentality.



"These strong, full-hearted poems describe the longing for home and tradition in a land with people and problems not of one's own making; reading them is a dance with rhythm and desire." -- Daphne Gottlieb



"These sunwashed revelations -- this lilting, uproarious, precise gospel -- brings so much to the table that the reader is nearly overwhelmed. Roger Bonair-Agard is his own revolution, a deft purveyor of unflinching politics, stark sensuality and the relentless drum of the island home that beckons from every page. There is simply no resisting these stanzas, absolutely no way to turn away from what they will do to you." -- Patricia Smith



www.rattapallax.com

www.RogerBonairAgard.com





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"If oppression has no boundaries, neither does resistance "

Martin Espada
Acentos Bronx Poetry- October 2005



Fish Vargas
Nuyorican Poeta

Acentos Bronx Poetry Showcase

Acentos Bronx Poetry Showcase

Acentos Bronx Poetry Showcase
The Bruckner Bar and Grill
1 Bruckner Boulevard (Corner of 3rd Ave)
6 Train to 138th Street Station
FREE! ($5 Suggested Donation)
September 12, 2006 @ 7pm

The uptowns best open mic and featured poet / singer Malena Perez


Oye mi gente. This is Fish Vargas coming at you from the deep bowels of the internet. Trust me, you will be seeing alot of me as the summer is winding down and poetry revs up the engines of the many who have been deprived. Come out on Sept 12 at 7pm sharp for the awesome talent of Malena Perez.

With a keen sense of heritage and true artistry in her blood, Malena Pérez is poised to make a memorable international debut with the release of her first full-length album, STARS," a body of work sure to take listeners on a delicious sensory journey. Born in Atlanta, Georgia to a Cuban father and German mother, Pérez grew up listening to stories of her fathers homeland and the sounds of Omara Portuondo and Celia Cruz. In her own music, which blends Latin-flavored soul with downtempo, progressive jazz, the songstress explores these early influences and updates them for the modern lounge scene.

Malena's debut 12 vinyl single, Free To Fly (Divine Recordings), written and recorded with Atlanta producer Michael Johnson (KetchaVibe) and remixed by JustOne of KemeticJust, introduced her bilingual vocals and jazzy Latin grooves to the house scene in 2004. When DJs from around the world began playing the track in clubs and lounges, the song quickly made a name for the blossoming artist. That seed led to the anticipated release of her album, STARS, a two year labor of love.

Don't forget on the 1's and 2's will be funkworthy's own DJ Geko Jones! Hosting will be Rich Villar at the helm. Also be on the look out for a couple of other little knick knacks we have planned to bring the rafters down at El Teatro Bruckner!

[ ok, No secrets here, We got VICTOR HERNANDEZ CRUZ with plenty of copies of his new book at Acentos on September 26th. Yep, I told you we were getting serious ]


See you there

Coming from Manhattan: At the 138th Street Station, exit by the last
car on the 6. Take the exit to your left, go up the stairs to your
right to exit at Lincoln Avenue. Walk down Lincoln to
Bruckner Blvd, turn right on Bruckner past the bike shop, the Bruckner
Bar & Grill is on the corner. For more directions, please call Fish Vargas

917.209.4211.

For the Acentos Crew
Fish Vargas

Acentos Bronx Poetry Showcase

Acentos Bronx Poetry Showcase
Y que gente!! Come out to the Bruckner bar and grill and check out our air conditioned theater space. As usual we have the open mic and the bangin food. See you there?

Tuesday, July 25th @ 7pm
ACENTOS
The Uptown's Best Open Mic and Featured Poet JACKIE SHEELER

Jackie Sheeler has two books in print and one CD getting mad airplay
on college radio stations. She hosts the Pink Pony West series on
Friday nights at the Cornelia Street Café and is the editor and
publisher of poetz.com.

The Bruckner Bar and Grill
1 Bruckner Boulevard (Corner of 3rd Ave)
6 Train to 138th Street Station
Hosted by Rich Villar
FREE! ($5 Suggested Donation)
www.louderarts.com/acentos

JULY 25th, 2006

Coming from Manhattan: At the 138th Street Station, exit by the last
car on the 6. Take the exit to your left, go up the stairs to your
right to exit at Lincoln Avenue. Walk down Lincoln about 5 blocks to
Bruckner Blvd, turn right on Bruckner past the bike shop. The
Bruckner Bar & Grill is on the corner. For more directions, please
call 917.209.4211.


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 29, 2005

ACENTOS BRONX POETRY SHOWCASE MOVES TO THE BRUCKNER
BAR & GRILL

The organizers of the Acentos Bronx Poetry Showcase
today announced that the acclaimed reading series is
moving to a new location. The Bruckner Bar and Grill,
located at One Bruckner Boulevard in the Bronx, will
be the new home of the series as of Tuesday, May 10,
with
a show featuring Bronx native and nationally renowned
poet and playwright Magdalena Gómez
along with Minneapolis spoken word artist Emmanuel
Ortiz. Acentos occurs every second and fourth Tuesday
of the month at 7 p.m., with a featured poet and a
full open mic.

The Bruckner Bar and Grill's performance area features
an understated lighting scheme in a large converted
industrial space, complete with brick facades, and
couches, all of which is separate from the main lounge
and restaurant area. The restaurant itself offers a
full-service bar and a solid menu of reasonably-priced
American fare, providing a perfect location for a pre-
or post-poetry hangout.

The Bruckner Bar & Grill is conveniently located near
IRT 6 Train's 138th St/Third Avenue Station (the first
stop in the Bronx) just a quick three block walk down
Third Avenue, under the overpass, along the left side
of the Third Avenue Bridge, at the corner of Third and
Bruckner Boulevard in the heart of Mott Haven's arts
community.

The organizers extend their sincerest thanks to the
ownership and staff of the Blue Ox Bar for providing a
vital space for poets and artists in the South Bronx
over the past two years. This shift in locale is in
response to the series' ongoing popularity and
reflects the organizers' efforts to serve their
audience in a more efficient manner.

Acentos remains the vanguard of the burgeoning
artistic scene in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx,
with a reputation as THE gathering spot for
Bronx-based poetry aficionados to write, read,
perform, and celebrate their art. The series provides
a renewed spotlight for Latino/Latina poetry in a
venue that fosters an encouraging atmosphere for
writers of diverse backgrounds and experience, in a
setting that stimulates both open dialogue and an
increased sense of community in the culturally
resurgent South Bronx.

Future shows at the Bruckner Bar and Grill will
highlight HBO Def Poets Flaco Navaja and Lemon;
Guggenheim Fellow and author Rigoberto González;
finalist for the Poetry Society of America's Alice Fay
di Castagnola Award, Cynthia Cruz;
poet/activist/attorney Nina Parrilla
and Texas Slam Champion Juan Antonio.

Acentos is a program of the louderARTS Project, Inc.,
and is presented in conjunction with the Bronx
Writers' Center, a program of the Bronx Council on the
Arts. Acentos is brought to you every second and
fourth Tuesday of the month by Oscar Bermeo, Jessica
Torres, Fish Vargas and Rich Villar. For more
information, please visit www.louderarts.com/acentos.

Fish Vargas
917-209-4211

Acentos Bronx Poetry Showcase

[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE]
Acentos Bronx Poetry Showcase Anniversary Celebration

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Acentos Bronx Poetry Showcase Anniversary Celebration
New York, NY - (February 25, 2005) The Acentos Bronx Poetry Showcase
celebrates it's two year anniversary Tuesday, March 22nd with both a
select group of regular readers on the open mic and musical guests
Maya Azucena and the debut of the Mona Passage ushering in a new year
of poetic excellence.

Acentos takes place at 7:30pm, every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month
at Blue Ox Bar, corner of 3rd Ave and 138th St, 1 block from the 6
Train 138th Street station in the Bronx, NYC. Admission is free, with a $5
suggested donation. In the South Bronx's burgeoning art scene, Acentos
has become the premiere venue for poetry in the Bronx. "Acentos always
has a headliner but the meat of the evening was the open-mic session,
where more than a score of poets read and performed before a friendly,
encouraging crowd," reports New York Times journalist, Seth Kugel
(Arts section, Jan 30, 2004).

In addition to providing an open space for poets of all backgrounds
and styles to share their work, Acentos has also brought a diverse
group of nationally renowned writers to the heart of the Bronx. In
their first two years, Acentos featured Latino poets with the aim of
giving Latino poetry a renewed spotlight outside the venues of
downtown New York, including Miguel Algarin, Louis Reyes Rivera,
Willie Perdomo, Mahina Movement, NYFA Fellow-Edward Garcia, authors
Guy LeCharles Gonzalez & Bonafide Rojas, Cave Canem Fellows-Raina Leon
& Aracelis Girmay, Jack Agueros, Dr. Nancy Mercado, Jose Angel
Figueroa, National Teen Poetry Champion-Jorge Monterossa, and
Smithsonian Institution Latina/o Studies Fellow- Reina Prado. "They
were kicking something fierce, reminding me of back in the 70s- when
we would find any place we could and turn it into THE jam for poetry.
These youngsters are doing the same exact thing today," explains Louis
Reyes Rivera.

Leading the cultural renaissance in the Bronx, Acentos was founded in
March 2003 as a showcase for Latino voices. In one year, it has become
a benchmark for all Bronx poetry and aspires to become a staple of the
New York poetry scene. Acentos is run by a group of dedicated young
poets, Oscar Bermeo, Jessica Torres, Fish Vargas and Rich Villar; and
thrives with the support of the Bronx Council on the Arts' Bronx
Writers' Center and the louderARTS Project,Inc. "While in New York, I
was fortunate enough to read in poetry venues whose reputation
preceded them and I was received warmly. However, I found that the
highlight of my New York experience was in the Bronx, at a place I had
never heard of before; Acentos. It is beautiful to be accepted by
strangers, but it is still more beautiful to be accepted by your
family," comments Teen Poetry Slam Champion, Jorge Monterossa.

www.louderarts.com/acentos

Tuesday, March 22nd @ 7:00pm
ACENTOS
Blue Ox Bar
Corner of Third Ave & East 139 Street

Acentos- 2nd Anniversary Celebration
featuring the music of Maya Azucena
plus the debut of The Mona Passage
& The Uptown's Best Open Mic

6 Train to 138th Street Station
Hosted by the Acentos Crew
FREE! ($5 Suggested Donation)
http://www.louderarts.com/acentos

*The Blue Ox Bar is a short one block walk from the 6
train's 138th Street/Third Ave station. If coming from
Manhattan, please use the exit closest to the last car
on the 6. For any additional directions, please call
the Blue Ox Bar at (718)402-1045.