hoy me llego una llamada de mi padre en ecuador. imagina mi sorpresa cuando el me comensa preguntado sobre dos entradas al blog. el primero siendo ‘memorial day’ y el segundo le referncia a trienta monedas de plata– los dos estan connectda en mi mente. se que miembros de mi familia saben del blog, pero ha saber que mi padre lo ve es un poquito estrano; pero mas estrano es que mi familia en guayaquil lo conoce tambien!

pues… much gusto y un placer. espero que mis commentarios sobre poesia en nueva york lo tienen bien entretenido. disculpa mi espanol. es muy debil. queria a commentar a ves y cuando en espanol, pero me callo un poquito pesao a serlo cuando – en mi mente – solo persona que su lengua primaria es ingles me visitan aqui.

manuco! feliz cumpleano, primo/hermano.
tia marta! la pina sigue dulce.
papi! regresa con una nueva camisa de barcelona, por favor.

vemos si en el futuro unas cuantas poemas en espanol aparecen en mi rincon del www

perdon, de nuevo, para el abuso de nuestro lenguage y si me quieren contactar por email me pueden communicar usando oscar at louderarts dot com

hasta la proxima,
ob

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Bronx, June 3, 2005 – The deadline for applications for the Bronx Writers’ Center’s Fellowship & Residency Program is Monday, June 20, 2005. New York City poets, fiction writers, playwrights, and screenwriters under the age of 30 are en-couraged to apply! All manuscripts must be in the offices of the Bronx Writers’ Center by 5:00pm on June 20th.

Into its fifth year, this annual Fellowship was created to support emerging writers with financial support early in their ca-reers helping them to focus on developing their craft. The program will award two recipients with a nine-month residency that includes a $5,000 stipend.

Fellows are required to complete a public service project at the Writers’ Center during their residency. Past Fellows have used their residencies to teach workshops, provide one-on-one manuscript critiques, and provide technical assistance to writers seeking to publish their work.

The Bronx Writers’ Center, a program of The Bronx Council on the Arts, is proud of its successful track record for ?nding emerging literary talent. Its annual Fellowship program, along with its Chapter One fiction competition, has been a career-launching opportunity for its winners. Previous fellows include playwright and performance poet Sarah Jones (Surface Transit, Bridge and Tunnel,), fiction writer Angie Cruz (Soledad, Simon & Schuster, 2001), fiction writer Nelly Rosario (Song of the Water Saints, Pantheon, 2002), poet Hayan Charara (The Alchemists Diary, Hanging Loose Press, 2001), poet Anthony Morales (Nuyorican Fresh Poet, 2001) and poet Suheir Hammad (Def Poetry Jam on Broadway).

For complete fellowship guidelines, interested writers can contact the Bronx Writers’ Center at 718-409-1265 or visit http://www.bronxarts.org/gp_bwc_fellowships_guidelines.asp to download the guidelines and application.

the fine folks at ny mosaico dot com have been bustin there ass lately getting the word out regarding latino cultural events (including acentos)

they also throw a kick ass party as experienced by various members of familia acentos during the memorial day weekend latin funk festival jump off.

your mission is to go over and check out the profile they did on me where i talk poetry, rag on land speculators, (cue the PETE ROCK & CL SMOOTH horn section) reminisce on the early days and invent new bar drinks

Accent on Poetry: Acentos Host Oscar Bermeo

also, a virtual toast of sigle malt scotch right back at barbara jane reyes for wishin me a happy birthday. yeah, dats right mofos, the magic number is officially 35.

love ya like the last candle on the cake

i am going to follow some real good advice and delay the critical analysis for at least a day.

i had a solid performance last night. the bronx council asked for seven minutes and they got their moneys worth. right now, i feel like i am on the crest of a wave. not sure how long its gonna last but i know i’m not gonna crash and its not the last ride.

as part of the media blitz for today’s BX1: Bronx Artist Festival 2005, there is a small profile showcasing me, bonafide rojas, alba sanchez and desmar guevara in the new york post’s tempo section

you can check out the article here

the set for the feature is pretty much in stone. i have literally been dreaming about this all weekend long (cept for that part where i die) reciting the poems in the shower, on the train, at the post office, all over. more comments tomorrow after the thing has been to put to rest.

as for tonight, ima be checkin out desmar’s set at the bronx museum of the arts before heading to the downtown bronx café. you can find the full schedule for the festival aqui

love ya like a fractured femur