Urayoán Noel

Urayoán Noel is a Puerto Rican poet, performer, critic, translator, and language artist living in the Bronx. He has published seven books of poetry and the study In Visible Movement: Nuyorican Poetry from the Sixties to Slam (winner of the LASA Latino Studies Book Prize and an MLA Honorable Mention), and he has been a finalist for the National Translation Award and the Best Translated Book Award for his translations of Latin American poetry. His international performances include Poesiefestival Berlin, Barcelona Poesia, and the Toronto Biennial of Art, and his work has been selected for exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York, the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, and Taller Boricua. Noel teaches at New York University and vlogs at wokitokiteki. Urayoán Noel es poeta, performer, crítico, traductor y lenguartista residente en el Bronx. Ha publicado siete libros de poesía y el estudio In Visible Movement: Nuyorican Poetry from the Sixties to Slam (ganador del LASA Latino Studies Book Prize y Mención de Honor de la MLA), y ha sido finalista para el National Translation Award y el Best Translated Book Award por sus traducciones de poesía latinoamericana. Entre sus performances internacionales figuran el Poesiefestival Berlin, Barcelona Poesia, y la Toronto Biennial of Art, y su obra ha sido elegida para exhibiciones en el Museum of the City of New York, el Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico y Taller Boricua. Noel enseña en New York University y mantiene el vlog wokitokiteki.