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From oscar bermeo on 11.24.07 @ 01:04 PM

Maybe it would be more accurate to quote a more direct source. Here are the words of Miguel Algarín as he recollects the events that followed the death of Miguel Piñero: “The wake would be accompanied by great food, drink and recitals. In the midst of this rejoicing, Bob Holman approached me and said, ‘Miguel, it’s time to reopen the Cafe. This is the moment, you know, and Miky is insisting on it, and we are ready. Let’s move on it, let’s open the Nuyorican Poets Cafe again.’” - from the introduction of Aloud: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Cafe As to your second question; Yes, I do believe the financial success of the Friday Night Slams has sustained the Nuyorican for all these years but the true cultural capital of the Nuyorican and, in my opinion, any venue steeped in oral tradition would be in the caliber of the poets who have graced the mic. Thanks for quoting from Cristin’s book, I am definitely looking forward to reading through it.

From Taylor Mali on 11.24.07 @ 10:55 AM

True. But then it had to close its doors for some reason. It would be more accurate to quote Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz's newly published "Words in Your Face: A Guided Tour Through the History of the New York City Poetry Slam," which identifies Bob Holman as being instrumental in the reopening of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. How's that? [And question: Is it not the weekly slam that has kept the Nuyo open all these years?]

From oscar bermeo on 11.23.07 @ 10:25 PM

i know that bob holman is one of the founders of the friday night slam at the nuyorican poets cafe but i do not think it is historically accurate to list him as a founder of the nuyorican poets cafe. those poets would be miguel algarín, mikey piñero, pedro pietri alongside bimbo rivas, lucky cienfuegos and others. have a great decemeber, oscar.

From Kelly on 11.22.07 @ 07:22 PM

I wish the map of the United States could be folded so that Virginia and New York touched....