Richard E Villar's Reading Interests
Favorite Books
The Fire Next Time
The Brief, Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Rebellion is the Circle of a Lover's Hands
Zapata's Disciple
Smoking Lovely (2nd Ed.)
Where a Nickel Costs a Dime
Some of Us Did Not Die
M-A-C-N-O-L-I-A
Neon Vernacular
What I'm Reading
Running With Scissors, Augusten Burrows
Favorite Authors
Martin Espada
James Baldwin
Junot Diaz
Pedro Pietri
Yusef Komunyakaa
Philip Levine
Sekou Sundiata
Sonia Sanchez
Audre Lorde
Influences
Martin Espada, Mark Doty, Pura Belpre, Pedro Pietri, Antonia Pantoja, Jimmy Santiago Baca, Gabriela Mistral, Pablo Neruda, Miles Davis, James Baldwin, Patricia Smith, Chuck Close, Jackson Pollock, Frida Kahlo.
Richard E Villar’s Bookmarks
About Richard
Rich Villar was born in Edison, NJ, and was raised in Paterson. His work appears in MiPOesias, Ocho 15, Rattapallax, and Achiote Seeds (Spring 2007). He curates Acentos, a twice-monthly reading series for Latino/a poets in the Bronx, and directs its non-...
Causes Richard Villar Supports
Amnesty International, Acentos Foundation, louderARTS Project
Richard’s Favorite Books
The Fire Next Time
The Brief, Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Rebellion is the Circle of a Lover's Hands
Zapata's Disciple
Smoking Lovely (2nd Ed.)
Where a Nickel...