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Listed as:

Poet, Spoken Word Artist

Public address:

Newark, NJ

New Jersey US

Bio:

Dimitri Reyes is a Boricua multidisciplinary artist, content creator, and educator from Newark, New Jersey. Dimitri is the author of 3 books, Every First and Fifteenth (Digging Press, 2021), the poetry journal, Shadow Work for Poets (Self Published, 2022), and most recently, Papi Pichón (Get Fresh Books 2023). Some of his work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net and you can find more of his writing in Poem-a-Day, Vinyl, Kweli, & Acentos among others. He is also the Marketing & Communications Director at CavanKerry Press.

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

In which languages are you fluent?:

English

Favorite authors:

Willie Perdomo, reg e gaines, Julia de Burgos, June Jordan, Tracy K. Smith, Martín Espada, Roger Reeves, Rich Villar, Louis Reyes Rivera, Rigoberto González, Eduardo C. Corral, Juan Felipe Herrera, Antonio Lopez, José Olivarez, Cheswayo Mphanza, Cornelius Eady, Joseph O. Legaspi, Afaa Michael Weaver, Raina J. León, Li-Young Lee, Jose Angel Araguz, Roberto Carlos Garcia, Marina Carreira, paulA neves, Hugo Dos Santos, Leah "Lyric" Jackson, Amiri Baraka, Miguel Algarín, Ysabel Y. Gonzalez, Len Lawson, Urayoán Noel, Sami Miranda, Anthony Morales, Tatiana Figueroa Ramirez, Tony Medina, and many many more.

Born in:

Newark, NJ

New Jersey

Raised in:

Newark, NJ

New Jersey

Website:

https://dimitrireyespoet.com [2]

Prizes won:

2023 Andrés Montoya Prize Finalist, Moving Words 2020 Poetry & Video Project; Digging Press 2020 Chapbook Award; SLICE Magazine's 2017 Bridging the Gap Award; 2017 Arcturus Poetry Prize Finalist

Identifies as:

BIPOC

Caribbean American

Hispanic

Latino/Latina/Latinx

Puerto Rican

Prefers to work with:

At Risk Youth

Children

Homelessness

Immigration

Incarcerated Individuals

Men

Mental Health

Schools

Teachers

Teenagers