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Spoken Word Sundays: Christina Oliveras and Bonafide Rojas

  • The Parkside Lounge 317 East Houston Street New York (map)

Important update for Spoken Word Sundays

Featuring Christina Oliveras and Bonafide Rojas

Hosted by Mercy Tullis-Bukhari

Plus open mic, 21+, doors open at 3:00

$3 suggested donation. Two drink min, alcoholic or not.

Bonafide Rojas is the author of five collections of poetry: Notes On The Return To The Island (2017), Renovatio (2014), When The City Sleeps (2012), andPelo Bueno (2004). He is part of the inaugural group of Letra Boricuas Fellows. An established Nuyorican Poet, he has appeared on Def Poetry Jam & has been published in numerous anthologies & journals. He is the founder & principal songwriter of the band The Mona Passage. He's performed at Lincoln Center, The Brooklyn Museum, El Museo Del Barrio, Bowery Ballroom, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Rotterdam Arts Center, Konvent Zero Barcelona, Latinale Berlin, Hafen Lesung Hamburg, Festival Kerouac Vigo, and Festival De La Palabra Puerto Rico. He’s an avid collector of many things & only wears red socks.