Not4Prophet: Last of the Po’ Ricans y Otros Afro-Artifacts
Friday January 24, 7:30PM @ Red Emma's
With wrenching immediacy,
not4Prophet’s debut collection, LAST OF THE PO’RICANS Y OTRAS
AFRO-ARTIFACTS, provides an incredible verbal and musical
profusion of poetry that reflects the cultural landscapes of the
perpetual islands of Puerto Rican and New York City through the
eyes of a Puerto Rican born in Ponce, living in El Barrio,
Brooklyn and the Bronx. As he elaborates this “otherness,” which
includes the hassles of poverty, racial pride and racial discord,
Not4Prophet pays homage to the old school cats from the Nuyorican
and Black Arts movements. Written in free verse and layered with
cultural and historical references, LAST OF THE PO’RICANS breaks
boundaries and challenges us with iconic imagery and word play
that dares to speak of the unspeakable.
About Not4Prophet:
NOT4PROPHET was born in
Ponce, Puerto Rico and raised in East Harlem and the South Bronx
in New York City. He is a community activist, underground-Hip Hop
MC, street-soul-slinger or singer of sorts, graffiti
writer/vandal, off-peak-hours actor and last but never least, a
poor (mans) poet and barrio bard.
When not4Prophet read Piri
Thomas’ Down These Mean Streets at ten years old, he was
encouraged and inspired to read other old school writers from the
Nuyorican Poets Movement. In time, he began scratching out his own
“puerto-poems” on napkins, toilet paper, and whatever else was
handy and wasn’t a wall or anyone’s particular private property.
not4Prophet has released
several indie music cds, two self-published poetry chapbooks, and
his work has been featured in a few books and magazines as well.
He currently teaches “resistance writing” to those identified as
homeless folks at the Homeless Organizing Academy located in the
South Bronx section of New York City.
Red Emma's Bookstore
30 W. North Avenue
Baltimore, Md
Friday, January 24, 2014, 7:30pm
