Louis Reyes Rivera at the Clemente Soto Velez Cultural and Educational Center "CSV" (2011)
Known as the Janitor of History, poet, essayist, and activist Louis Reyes Rivera died March 2, 2012. He was 66.
He studied the craft of writing since 1960 and taught it since 1969. An internationally recognized literary figure with translations of his work appearing in the Russian, Latvian, Spanish, and Italian, Reyes Rivera has been consistently viewed by many as a living bridge between the African and Latino American communities. He has distinguished himself as a professor of creative writing, Pan-African literature, African-American culture and history, Caribbean history, Puerto Rican history, and Nuyorican literature.
He was the recipient of over 20 awards and assisted in the publication of more than 200 books, including Adal Maldonado's Portraits of the Puerto Rican Experience (IPRUS, 1984), John Oliver Killens' Great Black Russian (Wayne State U., 1989), and Bum Rush The Page: A Def Poetry Jam (Crown Publishers, 2001), co-edited with Tony Medina.
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