Pedro Pietri, 1944 - 2004
Friday March 12, 2004
from the New York Daily News:
“Nuyorican poet king dies”
“The Reverend” Pedro Pietri was born in Puerto Rico, grew up in Harlem, was drafted to Vietnam in the 1960s, helped foster the beginnings of the legendary Nuyorican Poets Cafe in the 1970s, and became “a fixture on the streets of Nueva York” and “a prominent Nuyorican poet.” Now comes the sad news that Pietri died last week on a plane returning to New York from Tijuana, where he had sought alternative treatment for his stomach cancer. Visit our library of contemporary poets to find links where you can read his poems and hear his voice online.
“Nuyorican poet king dies”
“The Reverend” Pedro Pietri was born in Puerto Rico, grew up in Harlem, was drafted to Vietnam in the 1960s, helped foster the beginnings of the legendary Nuyorican Poets Cafe in the 1970s, and became “a fixture on the streets of Nueva York” and “a prominent Nuyorican poet.” Now comes the sad news that Pietri died last week on a plane returning to New York from Tijuana, where he had sought alternative treatment for his stomach cancer. Visit our library of contemporary poets to find links where you can read his poems and hear his voice online.
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