The Crazy Bunch (Penguin Poets) by WilliePerdomo Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 2019 by Penguin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-14-313269-1, ISBN: 0-14-313269-5
"From a prize-winning poet, a new collection that chronicles a weekend in the life of a group of friends coming of age in East Harlem at the dawn of the hip-hop eraWillie Perdomo, a native of East Harlem, has won praise as a hip, playful, historically engaged poet whose restlessly lyrical language mixes "city life with a sense of the transcendent" (NPR.org). In his fourth collection, The Crazy Bunch, Perdomo returns to his beloved neighb ..."
"A suite of poems about a percussionist in 1970 Spanish Harlem music circles, from the author of The Crazy BunchA National Book Critics Circle 2014 Finalist for Poetry Through dream song and elegy, alternate takes and tempos, prizewinning poet Willie Perdomo’s third collection crackles with vitality and dynamism as it imagines the life of a percussionist, rebuilding the landscape of his apprenticeship, love, diaspora, and death. At the b ..."
"A wonderful picture book introduction to a legendary American writer It's a special day when a little girl and her father go to visit the house where the great poet Langston Hughes lived―especially when the little girl is a poet herself! This rhythmic tale is a wonderful introduction to the work and world of Langston Hughes, who was a central figure of the Harlem Renaissance and an American cultural hero."
Clemente!(Reprint) by WilliePerdomo, Bryan Collier Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 2016 by Square Fish ISBN-13: 978-1-250-07322-8, ISBN: 1-250-07322-7
"A little boy named Clemente learns about his namesake, the great baseball player Roberto Clemente, in this joyful picture book biography. Born in Puerto Rico, Roberto Clemente was the first Latin American player to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, and the only player for whom the five-year initiation period was waived. Known not only for his exceptional baseball skills but also for his extensive charity work in Latin America, ..."
"Rhythm and Resistance offers practical lessons about how to teach poetry to build community, understand literature and history, talk back to injustice, and construct stronger literacy skills across content areas and grade levels from elementary school to graduate school. Rhythm and Resistance reclaims poetry as a necessary part of a larger vision of what it means to teach for justice."
Clemente!(1st Edition) by WilliePerdomo, Bryan Collier Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 2010 by Henry Holt And Co. (Byr) ISBN-13: 978-0-8050-8224-1, ISBN: 0-8050-8224-7
"A little boy named Clemente learns about his namesake, the great baseball player Roberto Clemente, in this joyful picture book biography. Born in Puerto Rico, Roberto Clemente was the first Latin American player to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, and the only player for whom the five-year initiation period was waived. Known not only for his exceptional baseball skills but also for his extensive charity work in Latin America, ..."
Where a Nickel Costs a Dime(1st Edition) Poems by WilliePerdomo Paperback, 80 Pages, Published 1996 by W. W. Norton & Company ISBN-13: 978-0-393-31383-3, ISBN: 0-393-31383-2
"A first book of poems by one of the best new voices to emerge from the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. Where a Nickel Costs a Dime captures the hip-hop rhythms and in-your-face intensity of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, a downtown Manhattan club where the hottest young poets are finding their fame. Willie Perdomo's poems, in the tradition of Amiri Baraka, Langston Hughes, and Ntozake Shange, meet at the intersection of the street and the academy. T ..."
"In the dynamic tradition of the BreakBeat Poets anthology, The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 4: LatiNext celebrates the embodied narratives of Latinidad. Poets speak from an array of nationalities, genders, sexualities, races, and writing styles, staking a claim to our cultural and civic space. Like Hip-Hop, we honor what was, what is, and what's next."
Smoking Lovely by WilliePerdomo Paperback, 68 Pages, Published 2004 by Rattapallax Press ISBN-13: 978-1-892494-61-0, ISBN: 1-892494-61-2
"Willie Perdomo. -\0 ''/.->'';/ r,v- Some of these poems have originally appeared in
the following publications: Urban Latino, Step Into A World: A Global Anthology of
the New ,v\£ Black Literature, Bomb ... Author photo: Natasha Carrizosa."
Visiting Langston(1st Edition) (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Books) by WilliePerdomo, Bryan Collier Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 2002 by Henry Holt And Co. (Byr) ISBN-13: 978-0-8050-6744-6, ISBN: 0-8050-6744-2
"A wonderful picture book introduction to a legendary American writer."Today I'm going to wearMy favorite pink blouseI'm going with my daddyTo visit Langston's house."It's a special day when a little girl and her father go to visit the house where the great poet Langston Hughes lived-especially when the little girl is a poet herself!This rhythmic tale is a wonderful introduction to the work and world of Langston Hughes, who was a central ..."
"This is an anthology of poems in the Age of Trump—and much more than Trump. These are poems that either embody or express a sense of empathy or outrage, both prior to and following his election, since it is empathy the president lacks and outrage he provokes. There is an extraordinary diversity of voices here. The ninety-three poets featured include Elizabeth Alexander, Julia Alvarez, Richard Blanco, Carolyn Forché, Aracelis Girmay, Don ..."
Smoking Lovely The Remix (Break Beat Poets) by WilliePerdomo, Urayoán Noel Hardcover, Published 2021 by Haymarket Books Apr 2021 ISBN-13: 978-1-64259-505-5, ISBN: 1-64259-505-5
"... Watches the Movie Troy Nicole Sealey And Gabriel Cortez Fat Joe at the Ninth
Grade Dance Alan Chazaro Ode to Kendrick Lamar Antonio López Apology to
Her Majesty, Queen Cardi B Nicole Sealey An Apology for Trashing Magazines
in ..."
"A wonderful picture book introduction to a legendary American writer It's a special day when a little girl and her father go to visit the house where the great poet Langston Hughes lived--especially when the little girl is a poet herself! This rhythmic tale is a wonderful introduction to the work and world of Langston Hughes, who was a central figure of the Harlem Renaissance and an American cultural hero."
"La poesía de Willie Perdomo se instaura con voz propia y singular. Cada poema se cuela en el canon de la literatura Nuyorican para impartirle una nueva vida. El va más allá de la identidad que en un principio caracterizó la obra de los poetas puertorriqueños en Nueva York.
The poetry of Willie Perdomo places itself with his own and singular voice. Each poem reorganizes the cannon of Nuyorican poetry and gives it a new life. He goes bey ..."