LAST OF THE PO’RICANS Y OTROS AFRO-ARTIFACTS IS THE DEBUT COLLECTION OF POETRY  from NOT4PROPHET, musician (Ricanstruction, X-Vandals), actor (Machetero), teacher, political activist and poet. The poems, many of which were originally performance pieces,  reflects the cultural landscapes of of Puerto Rico and New York City, seen through a Nuyorican lens and through the eyes of a Puerto Rican born in Ponce, living in El Barrio, Brooklyn and the Bronx. As Not4Prophet elaborates this “otherness,” which includes the hassles of poverty, racial pride and racial discord, he pays homage to the old school  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Written in free verse and layered with cultural and historical references, LAST OF THE PO’RICANS breaks boundaries and challenges us with iconic imagery and word play that dares to speak of the unspeakable.

From the 2008 film “Machetero”

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Media

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZeu74tjAbY

About the Author

NOT4PROPHET was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico…