Host: Rich Villar of Acentos Bronx Poetry Showcase
Location: Taller Boricua @ The Julia De Burgos Cultural Center
1680 Lexington Ave, El Barrio, New York, NY 10029 US
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When: Tuesday, March 18, 7:00PM
Phone: 646.283.3066 (Natalia Agueros)
Dear Friends, close, far and wide,
Kari, Marcel and I would like to invite you to join us for an evening in honor of our father Jack Agueros.
As you may know, these last years of our father's progressive Alzheimer's and the effect it has had on his writing have been difficult. We are grateful to be involved in this benefit for the treatment of his Alzheimer's so especially befitting him with an evening of poetry in el Barrio.
He has worn many hats over the years, including writing extensively on issues of immigration while working as a community activist, serving as the Director of the Museo del Barrio, writing plays, short stories and poetry dealing with the complexities of the Puerto Rican experience in America, and working to advance great Spanish-language writers such as Julia de Burgos and Jose Marti by translating their body of work for English-speaking audiences.
The evening will include poetry readings by poets Martin Espada, Rich Villar, Lidia Torres, Sandra Maria Esteves, Naomi Ayala, Aracelis Girmay, Bob Hershon, Donna Brook, Hettie Jones and the list continues to grow.
We are looking forward to this evening and hope to see you there!
iPA'LANTE!
-Natalia Agueros
Note: If you cannot make it to the fundraiser, but would still like to make a contribution toward Jack's care, you can send along a check payable to Marcel Agüeros at the following address:
Marcel Agüeros
Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory
Mail Code 5247
550 W. 120th Street
New York, NY 10027
