“¡Hey Yo! / Yo Soy!” IS HERE! – Check it Out! Add this Nuyorican Publication...
“¡Hey Yo! / Yo Soy!” – 40 Years of Nuyorican Poetry by Jesús Papoleto Meléndez. Poems 1965-1972 + “Hey Yo.”
View ArticleTranslating the Nuyorican Experience
Translating the Nuyorican Experience – a Panel Discussion
View ArticleSotomayor on the Jon Stewart Show !!!
United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor makes an appearance on the Jon Stewart Talk Show, after swearing in Vice President Joseph Biden, January 21, 2013, to discuss her autobiography, “My...
View ArticleSotomayor Swears in V.P. Biden
United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor swears in Vice President Joseph Biden, January 21, 2013. This was an exciting and historical day for many Puerto Rican/Nuyoricans throughout the...
View ArticleA Beautiful Wedding Celebration!
Hey! – Love & Blessings to Mrs. & Mrs. Natalie Rae & Jessica Montalbano on the 5-month Anniversary of their Marriage! Photo by Alexis Robles Yesterday, January 25th, 2013, celebrated the...
View ArticleA King Among Poets, Now Looking for Work – by David Gonzalez
SIDE STREET February 8, 2013. David Gonzalez reports from corners of the city in words and pictures. Photo by David Gonzalez The poems of Jesus “Papoleto” Melendez have a bopping rhythm, where words...
View ArticlePapoleto Speaks at Hunter College in East Harlem – Tuesday, March 12th – 6 to...
I will be joined by fellow poet Urayoan Noel in a public discussion: “The Making of a Nuyorican Poet.” Mr. Noel will be interviewing me on the 2Leaf-Press publication of my new book of poetry, “Hey Yo!...
View ArticleDial-A-Rhyme Poetry Reading Telephone Service Available
Hey People! Please try “Dial-A-Rhyme,” a telephone call-up service where you can listen to me reading some of my favorite poems; poems by me and friends, legends, classic poets. Each week I’ll be...
View ArticlePapoleto is Interviewed for GlobalVoices – Español
Papoleto is Interviewed for GlobalVoices – Español Poet Papoleto is Interviewed by Yarisa Colon for Global Voices-Español
View ArticleA Memoir in Poems: el legado de Jesús “Papoleto” Meléndez
A Memoir in Poems: el legado de Jesús “Papoleto” Meléndez Jesús “Papoleto” Meléndez me recibió en El Barrio, el mismo apartamento donde se crió junto a su familia, para conversar sobre la publicación...
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