Willie Perdomo
"Langston Hughes has been reincarnated and lives in Spanish Harlem. His name is Willie Perdomo. "Where a Nickel Costs a Dime," is a priceless precious package of poetry." - Claude Brown, author of "Manchild in the Promised Land"
"In the words of Mohammad Ali Willie Perdomo's poems float like butterflies, sting like bees. They have the grace and power and don't waste their time, but zoom down the subway tracks to the true heart of New York City, Harlem, which is brown and black and talks back it's dialect of drugs, death, and destiny." -Ai, author of "Vice"
His Works:

"Where a Nickel Costs a Dime," a collection of his original poetry

Several Anthologies:

"Aloud: An Anthology of Writing from the Nuyorican Poets Cafe"

"Boricuas: A Anthology of Puerto Rican Writing"

"Listen Up! A spoken word Anthology"

"Step into the World"

"Wachale: Growing Up Latino in the USA"

PBS Documents:
"Words in Your Face"
"The United States Poetry"
His Life:

Willie Perdomo grew up in New York City's, Spanish Harlem. He lived only a few blocks from Lanston Hughe's house. "Langston Hughes was such an influence on my writing," said Perdomo. He was a poet and member of New York's shout movement. Perdomo's poems depicted his life growing up in East Harlen (also known as Spanish Harlme) and often sounded like hip-hop or rap. He focused his poetry on topics such as drugs, crime, despair, AIDS, hope, and resilience. Perdomo is stll alive today and living in New York City. He is working on completing another collection of poetry called, "Smoking Lovely."
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