Miguel Algarin
Miguel Algarin is the “poet laureate” of the Lower East Side and founder of the Nuyorican Poets Café in New York City, where he has nurtured the spoken and written word for over three decades. Through the Café, Algarin helped cultivate the popular “slam” poetry movement. Since 1974, the Nuyorican Poets Café has captured the flavor of the streets serving... read full bio