Capicu Poetry Showcase is proud to present our Featured Artist:
CHILO
of the 21 Poetz
& Grito De Poetas
Friday, April 20th
A Puerto Rican carpenter's son and licensed History teacher, he works as a teacher in the first Latino led secondary charter school in the Bronx, and tutors inner city youth in Harlem and the Bronx in his spare time. Chilo is known for providing a wonderful blend of hard work, knowledge, passion, and lyricism every time he steps upon the stage. He has written and performed Hip Hop music for well over a decade. He also is involved in the Spoken Word scene and has performed with the NuyoRican Poets Cafe theater group. He was crowned the 2005 New Word Order Net Slam Champion, an international poetry contest. Chilo is a part of the Hip Hop/Spoken Word group "21Poetz" (which completed an album in 2005) another traveling Spoken Word/Hip Hop performance group, "The Savants" and one of the few Latino Spoken Word groups in New York City, known as "El Grito De Poetas.
He has experienced traveling across the U.S. and has also touched soil in Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, South America and a few countries within Europe. A cultured and spiritual educator, Chilo enjoys giving back to the community and being part of unique collectives that can offer a multitude of beneficial services to the societies we live in today.
In Honor Of The Dreams Of Don Pedro Albizu Campos
& Filiberto Ojeda Rios
Que Viva Puerto Rico Libre!
You're not going to wanna miss it.