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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