NAHP announces Executive Director

Just a few short weeks ago... The team at the Capicu School of Poetic Arts (#LaSOPANYC) realized a dream. We conducted a series of workshops the world famous Nuyorican Poets Cafe. During these sessions we explored writing styles, publication advice, actively created content and even discussed using the current social landscape to launch and amplify More...
As we enter our 12th season of Capicu Cultural Showcase we are enduring as a community one of the most difficult times since the Civil Rights Movement. Since Hurricanes Irma & Maria hit Puerto Rico the Diaspora More...
As we enter our 12th season of Capicu Cultural Showcase we are enduring as a community one of the most difficult times since the Civil Rights Movement. Since Hurricanes Irma & Maria hit Puerto Rico the Diaspora More...
I preface this post by saying… the links expand to dope info on each topic highlighted. Feel free to explore. Soooo I struggled with this every year since I started the website. Latino Heritage Month sounds More...
Founder, Sofrito For Your Soul and Sofrito Media Group Co-Founder, Capicu Poetry and Cultural Showcase “Everything I cook, I cook with love. Love and sofrito, Papi. That’s all you need.” George More...
Artistic Director, Poetry Facilitator: La Sopa NYC: The School of Poetic Arts Rich Villar’s first experience with the written word was at the age of three, on a beach in Puerto Rico. On More...
Co-Founder: La Sopa NYC: The School of Poetic Arts Jani is a curator, activist, educator, and Nuyorican Poet born in Spanish Harlem and raised in the Bronx. A member of Capicu Culture, co-founder of La More...
Heading to Gracie Mansion Co-Founder:La Sopa NYC: The School of Poetic Arts & Capicu Cultural Showcase At an early age, Juan “PaPo” Santiago suffered from selective mutism—he spoke only to More...
#LaSopaNYC: The School of Poetic Arts is a 6-week writing workshop series from Capicu Culture that provides a communal space dedicated to the development of artistic skill and exploring the core principles of More...
Henry The Poet Born and raised in New York City, Henry Gonzalez is an Afro-Latino spoken word poet, essayist, and community organizer. At age 15, the effects of the Great Recession pushed his family to move More...