"El Barrio Then and Now
Through Literature”
April 16th 2:00
PM
"El Barrio Then and Now Through Literature”
Screening of the film: Every Child is Born A Poet: The Life and work of Piri
Tomás by Jonathan Robinson. Followed by readings featuring Piri Thomas, Down
these Mean Streets, and Ernesto Quiñonez author of Bodega Dreams and Chango’s
Fire.
Moderator: Arlene Davila, Barrio Dreams: Puerto Ricans, Latinos and the
Neoliberal City.
Free with Museum admission; no reservations
required
Museum of the City of New
York –
1220 Fifth
Avenue at
103rd
Street.
212-534-1672 or
visit
www.mcny.org or
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