Nuyorican Women Writers
OCTOBER 22, 2015
6 p.m. to 9 P.M.
La Casa Azul Bookstore
143 E 103rd St, New York, New York 10029
Event organizers Nancy Mercado and Maria Aponte are proud to present a powerhouse poetry event and reception featuring award winning distinguished writers from The Nuyorican Women Writers Anthology, edited by Nancy Mercado for the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College, CUNY.
Hosted by La Casa Azul Book Store, the program will feature brief readings of the writers’ works and a panel discussion on the roles of women in the Nuyorican Literary Movement from its inception to the present.
Writers featured include (in order of appearance):
Maria Aponte Panel Moderator
Amina Muñoz Ali 1970’s
Nancy Mercado 1980’s
Jani Rose 1990’s
Peggy Robles 2000’s
Admission $10.00