Aloud Book

congratulations. you have found the hidden book. invocation by bob holman

the sidewalk of high art introduction by miguel algarín

I. POETRY IN THE TWENTIETH-FIRST CENTURY

paul beatty

DARRYL STRAWBERRY ASLEEP IN A FIELD OF DREAMS AT EASE

nicole breedlove

AN OPEN LETTER TO MYSELF FRONT PAGE OR BUST

"THERE MUST BE A CONSPIRACY"

dana bryant

FANTASY LOVER #5

HOUSECLEANING

regie cabico

CHECK ONE GAME BOY

xavier cavazos

LONELY NIGHT IN NEW YORK AT THE AIDS CLINIC U. N. RESOLUTION

samantha coerbell

THE ROMANTICIZATION

malkia amala cyril

BLUES TOMORROW WAIT

alvin eng

ROCK ME, GOONG HAY!

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHINESE NEW YEAR'S

maggie estep

THE STUPID JERK I'M OBSESSED WITH SEX GODDESS OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE

reg e. gaines

PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY AIR JORDANS THOMAS THE BURNT ENGLISH MUFFIN JUST ANOTHER MISUNDERSTOOD BROTHER

eliza galaher

NO, FUCK ME

YOU KILL MY LOVE FOR YOUR LOVE FOR ME KILLS ME

christian haye

SENDIN' OUT A. P. B.

indigo

HIS VICTIM PEEPHOLE

cf0tito lespier

I HEARD THE BIRD MAMBO IN "T" MAJOR

tony medina

NEW YORK CITY RUNDOWN (EUROPEAN ON ME)

ed morales

REBIRTH OF NEW RICAN THE LAST HISPANIC

tracie morris

PROJECT PRINCESS MORENITA THE SPOT

dael orlandersmith

POEM II FOR ANNE SEXTON SHE'S COME UNDONE MOTHER LOVE

willie perdomo

NIGGER-REECAN BLUES REFLECTIONS ON THE METRO NORTH, WINTER 1990

kevin powell

TWINS PUNKS JUMP UP TO GET BEAT DOWN

kathy price

LA NEGRA CELIBACY

carl hancock rux

GENEVA COTTRELL, WAITING FOR THE DOG TO DIE SAVE THE ANIMALS

hal sirowitz

I FINALLY MANAGED TO SPEAK TO HER DEFORMED FINGER ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER

paul skiff

"THE SMILES OF TWO OVER"

JUNE 15, 1990

peter spiro

WE ALL NEED WORK CAUSE AND EFFECT

adrienne su

THE EMPEROR'S SECOND WIFE ELEGY ADDRESS

edwin torres

DIG ON THE DECADE I.E. SEDUCER MISSION-FUCKIN'-IMPOSSIBLE

mike tyler

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WORD IN THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE

7:00 AND THE TULIPS ARE RED THE BAKERY HAS NO BAKERS

II. POETRY OF THE 1990S

alurista

ROMA ROJA RAJA TABLA VORAZ LEÓN FOOLISH RITUALS

jimmy santiago baca

DUST-BOWL MEMORY BELLS

pardCHOICES BLACK MESA

catherine bowman

1-800-HOT-RIBS MR. X DEATHWATCH BEETLE

diane burns

SURE YOU CAN ASK ME A PERSONAL QUESTION ALPHABET CITY SERENADE PEÑA'S SON

wanda coleman

TOUGH LANGUAGE AMERICAN SONNET DREAM 7219

martín espada

REBELLION IS THE CIRCLE OF A LOVER'S HANDS (PELLÍN AND NINA)

TWO MEXICANOS LYNCHED IN SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA, MAY 3, 1877

LATIN NIGHT AT THE PAWNSHOP

jose-angel figueroa

SATINLADY BLUES BORN TO ACT OUT

hattie gossett

PUSSY & CASH SUN RA!

jessica hagedorn

LATIN MUSIC IN NEW YORK SKULL FOOD #2

kimiko hahn

THE DETAILS WE FALL FOR HEAT

david henderson

EVERGREEN (A CHANT FOR THE TROPICAL RAIN FOREST)

POEM—MIGUEL PIÑERO

bob holman

1990

DISCLAIMER

6 SHORT POEMS ROCK'N'ROLL MYTHOLOGY

patricia spears jones

SPANISH LESSON SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE UNDER THE BIG TIT, ATLANTA, 1973

r. cephas jones

GOD, MINGUS AND MYSELF

eliot katz

DINOSAUR LOVE WHAT'S THAT CLICKING ON OUR TELEPHONE LINE?

roland legiardi-laura

TRICKSTER RABBIT MANAGUA MIDNIGHT

nancy mercado

MILLA JUANITA

jose montoya

THE UNIFORM OF THE DAY EL SOL Y 'L ROVATO LOCO

gavin moses

POISON BOOMERANG MOONDANCE

louis reyes rivera

MARIANITA PORTRAIT: DOGS AT THE WELL

luis j. rodriguez

MEETING THE ANIMAL IN WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK HUNGRY

sapphire

IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE WILD THING

michael scholnick

TO A CERTAIN MR. ALBERT, MY LANDLORD FOR IRWIN HEILNER GOOD GRACES

patricia smith

SKINHEAD SWEET DADDY

sekou sundiata

MANDELA IN HARLEM. (JUNE, 1991)

KING PHILOSOPHY OF THE KOOL

cheryl boyce taylor

FENCES YEARNING

emily xyz

"STRONTIUM"

SLOT MACHINE

III. FOUNDING POEMS

miguel algarín

HIV SHEETS SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 1974

BODY BEE CALLING: FROM THE 21ST CENTURY FATHER AT ZERO-POINT-PLACE

richard august

MARIAM MASON V. FUREY INTERPRETING DREAMS

jorge brandon

LA MASACRE DE PONCE EL ASTRO DE CAROLINA

americo casiano, jr.

SALICRUP TONIGHT BY VENDOR'S BOOTH

lucky cienfuegos

POEM TO A WOOD SCULPTURE IN THE POCKET AND SPEND IT RIGHT PISS SIDE STREETS

victor hernandez cruz

AN ESSAY ON WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS THREE SONGS FROM THE 50S ART—THIS HAIKUKOOS

sandra maria esteves

PUERTO RICAN DISCOVERY #20: ODE TO PAPIROS DE BABEL EN EL ATENEO PUERTORRIQUEÑO PUERTO RICAN DISCOVERY #17: TREASURES OF THIEVES PUERTO RICAN DISCOVERY #23: PORTRAIT IN RAISING SELF-ESTEEM TWO POEMS FOR DAVID ALLAN

lois griffith

CHICA DITTY AND JITTY WAR 1/15/1991

UNTITLED BACALAITOS AND FIREWORKS

pedro pietri

YOU JUMP FIRST PROLOGUE FOR ODE TO ROAD RUNNER UPTOWN TRAIN TELEPHONE BOOTH NUMBER 102

TELEPHONE BOOTH NUMBER 227

TELEPHONE BOOTH NUMBER 507

TELEPHONE BOOTH NUMBER 905 ½

WET HAND ON DRY DREAMS

miguel piñero

LA BODEGA SOLD DREAMS THE BOOK OF GENESIS ACCORDING TO ST. MIGUELITO NEW YORK CITY HARD TIMES BLUES THE RECORDS OF TIME

bimbo rivas

A JOB LOISAIDA PARADOX AND SLEEP

ntozake shange

PEOPLE OF WATTS PORQUE NO ESTAS CONMIGO BLOOD RHYTHMS—BLOOD CURRENTS—BLACK BLUE N STYLIN' 31

piri thomas

BORN ANEW AT EACH A.M.

PROLOGUE, SEVEN LONG TIMES

IV. THE OPEN ROOM

elena alexander

SLANT

david allen

THE REVOLUTION WAS POSTPONED BECAUSE OF RAIN

sheila alson

VACANT CHILD

indran amirthanayagam

THE LAST CONDORS IN MANHATTAN

rudolfo anaya

WALT WHITMAN STRIDES THE LLANO OF NEW MEXICO

cynthia andrews

AMNESIA

zoe anglesey

HOLDING HIM NOT AS A CHILD

pauly arroyo

I'M A NUYORICAN

asha bandele

IN RESPONSE TO A BROTHER'S QUESTION ABOUT WHAT HE SHOULD DO WHEN HIS BEST FRIEND BEATS UP HIS WOMAN

0carmen bardeguez-brown

"OYE MAMÁ, OYE, MAMÁ"

denise bell

REALITY?

nicole blackman

DAUGHTER

jennifer blowdryer

FROM WHITE TRASH DEBUTANTE BALL

shorty bón bón

A JUNKIE'S HEAVEN

kymberly brown-valenzuela

KISS DEATH SOFTLY WITH BLUE LIPS

alaan bowe

EVERY KNOTTED FIST

jim brodey

LITTLE LIGHT

lisa buscani

CHEKOVIAN DEPRESSION

steve cannon

ORANGE

nick carbo

THE PRETTY BOYS OF ERMITA

laurie carlos

BORINQUEN

elizabeth castagna

HAD IT BEEN

marcel christian

FAIR PREJUDICE

gabrielle n. lane clarke

ODE TO A BLACK CHILD (AKA MR. AMERICA)

todd colby

LEMON BROWN

matt cook

SCIENCE WAS INVENTED BY A BUNCH OF GUYS WHO WERE SO UGLY THEY COULDN'T POSSIBLY BELIEVE IN GOD

thulani davis

A MAN'S TAILOR / DAKAR

cristina desrosiers

MOUNTAIN CLIMB

carol diehl

FOR THE MEN WHO STILL DON'T GET IT

denise duhamel

FEAR ON llTH STREET AND AVENUE A, NEW YORK CITY

kathy ebel

ARE YOU MRS. LOPEZ' DAUGHTER?

anne elliott

SLEEPWALKING, TOLD IN SLOW MOTION

janice ertbaum

THE DAYS OF POT AND ICE CREAM

evert eden

I WANT TO BE A WOMAN

john farris

MAGIC

gary glazner

TOAD VENOM

gloria

WALK RIGHT

mia hansford

"WHEN TWO STRAW HALF-FEATURED PURRINGS NAVIGATE'

diana hernandez-correa

AH BILLIE

susan hornik

GOODBYE

alan kaufman

BUS

rick kearns

LLANTO SUAVE PARA PIÑERO

michael c. ladd

DEATH BEDS LOVE SONGS AND ANCESTORS

patricia landrum

WOMAN'S SONG

shirley bradley leflore

FOR DIZZ

gary lenhart

INTELLIGENT LOVE

robbie mccauley

TWO STREET THINGS

richard martin

PROPER VENTILATION

greg masters

LOVE

bobby miller

MY LIFE AS I REMEMBER IT

david mills

G-MEN IN THE PINES

eileen myles

PV

ninety 9

ADVENTURES OF PLASTIC MAN

orion

DIRE MANIFESTO

julie patton

"PO TREE!"

carolyn peyser

PLEASE

raymond ramirez (aka bori)

PROJECT BLUES

noel rico

EXCERPT FROM THE SOUTH BRONX

keith roach

ODALISQUE

pard

will sales

THAT KIND OF BLUES

raúl salinas

PUEBLO QUERIDO

ricardo sánchez

25 MAYO 92 EN PULLMANIA, WASHINGÓN

gail schilke

LOS BRAVOS

susan scutti

EPITHALAMIUM

danny shot

MY BAD ANGEL

marc smith

CHICAGO: SANDBURG TO SMITH, SMITH TO SANDBURG

pamela sneed

THE FINAL SOLUTION

sparrow

A TESTIMONIAL

carlton t. spiller

PANAMANIAN NIGHTS

lamont b. steproe

FOR GWEN BROOKS

everton sylvester

WELL?

nate tate

PARANOIA AT ITS FINEST

vipin

LANGUER/LANGUOR

michael warr

BREAKING TILES

jack wiler

MEDITATIONS ON NATURAL MAN

jeff wright

COURT APPEARANCE

Notes on the poets Acknowledgments