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I have been performing my poetry at bodegas and small businesses as part of my new journey called "Bodeguera." A pop up poetry performance/tour where I just show up at a place and ask people if I can share a poem with them. On this day, I collaborated with artist Cormac Crump @impureson who shot this awesome video! Thank you to the kindness of David Gonell at GT Fruits & Meat Market and to the wonderful staff at La Rueda Cafeteria for letting us film at their stores. To me, public art is public health and poetry belongs everywhere. Poem: Soy el Caribe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hgczFd4rKs

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