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(1941-2020) Poet. Miguel Algarín was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and died in Manhattan, New York. Nuyorican Poets Café was founded in 1973 as a living room salon in the East Village apartment of Mr. Algarín.

Full Name

Miguel Algarin

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline

Unknown

OTHER

Mr. Algar��n taught English at Brooklyn College.

Unknown

OTHER

Mr. Algar��n taught English at New York University.

1941

BIRTH

Miguel Algar��n was born in the Santurce neighborhood of San Juan, Puerto Rico, on September 11, 1941.

1950

RESIDENCE

Mr. Algar��n moved to New York with his family in about 1950.

1978

LITWORK

Mongo Affair
Nuyorican Press

Poetry.

1980

LITWORK

On Call
Art Press
0934770034 / 978-0934770033
Poetry.

1982

LITWORK

Body Bee Calling from the 21st Century
Arte Publico Press
0934770174 / 978-0934770170
Poetry.

1986

LITWORK

Time's Now / Ya es tiempo
Arte Publico Press
0934770336 / 978-0934770330
Poetry.

1997

LITWORK

Love Is Hard Work: Memorias de Loisaida
Scribner
0684839997 / 978-0684839998
Poetry.

2020

DEATH

Miguel Algar��n died in a hospital in Manhattan, New York, on November 30, 2020.

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