 ¡Hey
Yo / Yo Soy!
by Jesús Papoleto
Meléndez
Hey!
Yo! …
Yo! … Yo! …
Hey-ey!… Yo!/Yo!…
Yo! … Yo! … Yo!…
Yo!/Yo!… Yo! …
Hey-ey!… Yo!/Yo!…
Yo! … Yo! … Yo!…
Yo!/Yo!… Yo! … Yo! …
Hey-ey!
Yo!…
¡Yo
Soy
Puertorriqueño,
Bro! …
That’s
Right, Ése
That’s
What I Say, Jefe
Que,
I,
too, Am PuroPutoUníco,
Uniqueó, Ése
Just
Like You, Like You
Just
Like
You, Ése
Que
I
Am Me,
Que
I
Am You
As
You,
Am
Me --
Que,
Hey!
Yo!
Yo
Soy
Puertorriqueño,
Bro!
Que,
It
Is A “We” Thing --
It
Is an Así
Tháng!
:A
Whole, Huge
Nosotro
Trip
that
governs this Ship,
el Planeta
Earth,
that
gives Us Birth --
in Multí Colors
of the
Universe!
And,
Everything
That I Be
You Be,
Too!
Tambien,
Se
Dice,
Así
Ése
BeCause
BecauseBecause
BecauseBecause
BecauseWhy?!…
BecauseBecause
BecauseBecause
BeCauseWhy?!…
Because
of Love
of
A Love so deep
deep
that
still it seeps
seeps
within
Us deep
deep,
yet
still
it seeps …
Que
Mis Raices Son
de Ése, Ése
Nativo
Taino
Indijino
de
Paraiso,
bailando
rítmo
rítmo
Africano,
Que
Fué
Violado
por
un
Anti-Cholo
Españolo:
Therefore,
Latino
Therefore,
Why
My
Hair grows
--
So, Bro! …
¿ComprendeVu
What
I’m telling You?!…
Que
Soy
a
Modern Latin
from el
Barrio Manhattan!
¡¿Y,
Que?!…
This,Thing,
Racism!!!
is
an Unnatural schism
that
makes You
part
of a SyStem
that
puts you
in
its prison
For
almost
NO
Reason
¡¿Y,
Que?!…
That
allows
For
KiLLing
Your
Own!
Ése!
That
allows
For
KiLLing
Your
Own!
‘Tis,
It’s the
SeaSon …
for
a good Reason
To
Show Cause,
For
What Cause!(a) --
You
would KiLL
KillKill!!!
Your
Own Brother, Ése!
Ése
allí,
y
Ése
allí …
Ése
allí,
y
Ése
allí …
ComprendeMí !!!
--
Ése
allí,
y
Ése
allí …
Ése
allí,
y
Ése
allí …
ComprendeMí !!!…
Ése
allí,
y
Ése
allí … |
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Jesús Papoleto Meléndez is
a recipient of a 2001-NYFA (New York Foundation for the Arts)
Fellowship in Poetry. He is one of the original founders of the
Nuyorican poets' movement. With the publication of his poem, "Message
To Urban Sightseers" in
Talking About Us (Appleton, Century, Crofts Publishers, New York,
1969), and the publication of his first volume of poetry, Casting
Long Shadows (New York, 1970), Mr. Meléndez's poetry was
at the inception of the movement.
A proud Puerto Rican, originally
from El Barrio (East Harlem), New York City, Jesús Papoleto
Meléndez is a recipient
of an Artist for Community Enrichment (ACE) Award from the
Bronx Council on the Arts, New York (1995) and a COMBO (Combined
Arts of San Diego)-NEA Fellowship in Literature, recognized "For
his innovative multi-disciplinary works in poetry, playwriting,
and performance art which speak with eloquence and compassion
for society's victims of indifference, racism, and intolerance," (October,
1988).
As a performance-poet Papoleto has distinguished himself
as a dynamic presenter of his works in the oral tradition.
His poetry seems to "jump from the page" in its
written form, stylized in a technique of word-visualization
which the poet refers to as "Cascadence," and,
in its oral presentation becomes a melodic professional sounding
of syllables, which personify the words' images.
Papoleto's
career as a poetry-facilitator working in the public schools
spans over 30 years, during which time he has coordinated
many successful ‘Poetry/Creative Writing" workshops,
impacting the lives of tens of thousands of young people. He
has developed a unique workshop curriculum, which offers creative
writing experiences for the youth, emphasizing poetic form and
expression, while merging computer desktop publishing technology
and techniques in the classroom. |
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