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Pedro Pietri aka El Reverendo, my Spanglish inspiration, Nuyorican Poet idol... Resting in Peace, watching over all poets that speak the truth...

Excerpt from my poem Nuyorico dedicated to the legend himself:

Papi said Americanos don't have accents,
except the kind you sprinkle on your food
and pretend that compared to Abuelita's cooking,
your cooking's just as good.
Go ahead, pour some more on for me, call it Sazon even though it's made by Pillsbury
So obvious when the main ingredient is MSG, the message is to love all that isn't we
and the dough boy in the white house just goes Hee Hee Hee!
World War I, World War II, World War Infinity
But resistance existed through Word War Divinities
Coming in the form of El Reverendo Pedro Pietri
who fought a war of no good and plenty...
Yet he speaks to our people, forcing us out from behind tenement peepholes
to find a place where we can all feel equal and realize all along your heart
Knew You were so Rico...When you realize that, that's when you're there...
Welcome to Nuyorico.

I will forever honor his memory..."Ay Meng"