  Wednesday, February 11 @7pm Acentos Presents and the louderARTS Projects presents.................. Encomium: A synonymUS Tribute to Nuyorican Poetry An open event for poets and musicians to come together at the mecca of the Nuyorican movement in celebration of the poet laureates of la Loisaida. Bring your poems of praise and identity, your poems of home and exile, poems by your favorite Nuyorican poets from the vanguard. Punto. The show will feature selected Nuyorican poets presenting their works alongside tribute performances by artists who have felt the impact of the Nuyorican movement.
The tribute performances will have the added flavor of synonymUS musical accompaniment and improvisational jams by conducted by Raymond Daniel Medina. The featured poets will include: 2003 NYFA Poetry Fellow Americo Casiano, Bonafide Rojas, author of "Pelo Bueno" (Dark Souls Press, May 2003), Sandra Garcia Rivera, author of Divination of the Mistress and Nancy Mercado, author of "it concerns the madness Hosted by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez. Nuyorican Poets Cafe 235 E. 3rd Street, between Avenue B & C. $6/$5 for students with I.D. Contact Fish: 917-209-4211 www.louderARTS.com/acentos www.louderARTS.com The LouderARTS Project 
