rhythm..salsa…some jazz flavour..latin culture…some african flavour…
The Puerto Rico born American poet Victor Hernández Cruz (b. 1949) writes the dance of his blood in his poems. He is a follower of the Nuyorican Movement.
Poets, writers, musicians and artists who are Puerto Rican or of Puerto Rican descent, who live in or near New York City, and either call themselves or are known as “Nuyoricans”.
The energy in salsa dance finds its tune and rhythm in his words.
Free Spirit
dancing to Ray Barretto’s music
you marching in space
you talking you
flying
you already there
nothing stopping you
you are magic
magic
magic
espiritu libre
espiritu libre
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Uwb83f3ksE&feature
It is not common to acknowledge the African impact on the Latin culture as he did in the “African Things”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvyw9yHCLrQ&feature
For him dancing is a mystical event and he says:
“when you dancing God can’t be far”
they should dance/dance
thru universes
leaving-moving
we are traveling
where are we going
if we only knew
Here is a poem (Problems with Hurricanes) with humour from the Maraca New and Selected Poems 1965-2000, shortlisted for the 2002 Griffin Poetry Prize.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFigizTSFsQ&feature