El Poeta X es una novela de ficción realista que está escrita en verso. Se trata de Xiomara Batista, una talentosa poeta de 15 años que vive con su familia en Harlem, Nueva York. La novela es desde el punto de vista de Xiomara y se lee como su diario personal de poesía que describe su vida, sus puntos de vista sobre la religión, tener que enfrentar el sexismo constante, sus estrictos padres dominicanos, su nuevo novio prohibido y navegar por el mundo como una mujer joven de color tratando de encontrar su voz.
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Texto del Guión Gráfico
CONFIRMATION
“Of your own volition you will accept him into your lives. You will be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit. And this is a serious matter.”
STOOP
NUYORICAN POET'S CAFE
(n.) Confirmation is a sacrament in which a person is admitted to full participation in the church, usually around the age of 12-14.
(n.) small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house or apartment building.
The Nuyorican Poet's Cafe is where Xiomara competes in the slam competition at the end of the novel. It is a real place in New York City, founded in 1973 by Puerto Rican poet Miguel Algarin. It has been a place for poets and artists of all races, cultures, and backgrounds to share their work ever since! Allen Ginsberg is quoted as saying the Cafe is "the most integrated place on the planet."