Rich Villar
Writing the new Latino history with poetry
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
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Rich Villar
New York, NY –
Poet, teacher and occasional actor, Rich Villar performs in English and Spanglish. Villar’s poetry is published in several journals, including the new Achiote, and was nominated by Rogue Scholars for a Pushcart Prize in 2005. He curates poetry showcases for the five-year old Acentos, the South Bronx branch of the louderARTS project. louderARTS promotes several kinds of open-mic poetry, such as SLAM, louderEDGE, Pinon, Raise the Red Tent, GrooveNation, OUTloud, and UPPERCASE. Villar is currently working on his master’s degree in poetry at Rutger’s University, where he also teaches writing.
Rich Villar reading "Definitions"
"el Guide to Latinos"
"Upon Asking my Mother"
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