Paul LaTorre aka Paulconqueso Features at Palabra!

Palabra!
Hosted by Ted Washington and Julie Corrales

7p pst Thursday October 14th
On Zoom (link below)

Stoked to have Paul LaTorre aka Paulconqueso as our feature!

Paul LaTorre, aka Paulconqueso, is a poet, professor, publisher, performer, and activist from Newark, NJ. He teaches creative writing at his alma mater of Bloomfield College where he is lead Editor of ‘BC Underground’, an annual student-run literary magazine.

His poetry blends pop culture with advocacy for various causes: from social justice to mental health, body image & eating disorders, sexual assault & other issues in need of advocacy. His first book of poems, ‘Disappearing Boy’ was published in March of 2020 by Three Mile Harbor Press and he is an active member of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, his first poetic home, in NYC. He has also recently become faculty of The Poetry Academy, a global Institute for Poetry writing.

Open mic follows.

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