August 19, 2016 at The South of France in Bronx.
For the first time Smokin’ Word brings back one of its past features for a solo set! Early on this year we asked our readers who they would like to see back and the people spoke. August 19th we bring you the return of the magic maker Peggy Robles Alvarado!
Hope to see you there for another smokin’ night at the South of France!
WHEN: FRIDAY, Aug 19, 2016
WHERE: South of France- 1800 Westchester Ave. (6 local to St. Lawrence Ave or 6/6X to Parkchester)
TIME: Doors open at 7:00 p.m., showtime 8:00 p.m
COVER: FREE
Peggy Robles–Alvarado is a Puerto Rican and Dominican tenured New York City educator and writer who inspires triumph and embodies strength. Her incredible rhythmic energy paired with her “raw truth style” has seduced audiences with verses relating to identity, sensuality and spirituality and has made her the recipient of several awards. Currently she is a 2014 CantoMundo Poetry Fellow and a BRIO (Bronx Recognizes Its Own) Award winner in the category of performance poetry. In 2012 she was awarded the “Mujeres Destacadas Award,” a recognition given annually by El Diario-La Prensa to the most outstanding women in the Latino community. Her first book, Conversations With My Skin, was awarded second place in the category of Best Poetry Book in English in the 2012 International Latino Book Awards. In 2013, her second book Homenaje A Las Guerreras/ Homage To The Warrior Women was awarded second place in the category of Best Bilingual Poetry Book and Best Cover Design. Peggy also received the 2012 Womyn Warrior Award presented by Casa Atabex Aché, a center that provides holistic and alternative healing techniques for the self-empowerment of women of color.
This profound petite powerhouse has been featured on HBO Habla Women, Lincoln Center Out of Doors for La Casita, Pregones Theater Block Party, The 2014 Voto Latino Power Summit at John Jay College, Poets and Writers Fifth Annual Connecting Cultures Reading, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx Community College, Hunter College, New York University, Hostos Community College, The 2011 Brooklyn Book Festival, The Nuyorican Poets Café, The Milford Fine Arts Center, Fairfield University, Brecht Forum, Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center, as well as other culturally notable venues throughout the tri-state area.
She has been published online in Letras, a publication by the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College, on Dealmas.org and Sofrito For Your Soul. She has also been a guest on Open 2.0, Open, Diálogo Abierto, and The Bronx Journal aired on BronxNet.org. In addition, Peggy has participated in several panel discussions focused on contemporary Latina writers through the Sangre Viva Arts Alliance and Fordham University
Peggy’s emphasis on the value of words for healing, transformation, and the fostering of a positive cultural identity have allowed her to work closely with The New York City Latina Writers Group and as a poetry workshop facilitator for The DeAlmas Women’s Institute. Since 2011, Peggy’s high-energy theatrical and musical presentation that fuses dance and spoken word to enrich and inspire the community by annually celebrating the accomplishments of Westchester-based Latinos.
Peggy is continuously generating and supporting original thought-provoking women centered literary events that provide a platform for emerging artists though Robleswrites Productions. She co-wrote and co- produced Soledad Speaks: A Theatrical Spoken Word Journey that successfully debuted to five sold out standing room only audiences in 2013 at The Iati Theater and was selected to be part of the BADD!ASS Women Festival at The Bronx Academy Of Arts and Dance. She also created and produced Women In Creative Rebellion: An Annual Spoken Word Poetry and Networking Event that began in 2013 in the Bronx, with the support of Poets and Writers and The Bronx Council On The Arts, to celebrate the creativity of women. Peggy also co– produced several installments of Canvas Of Words: A Queens Art and Poetry Festival. Presently, she is working on The Abuela Stories Project that highlights the essence of Abuelas through photography, poetry, and prose.
Her award winning and emotionally evocative first book, Conversations With My Skin published in 2011, details Peggy’s poignant and powerful transformation from a pregnant fifteen-year-old girl scarred by relationship abuse and her resiliency as she evolves into a woman determined to redefine herself. Her vivid and oftentimes violent poetic journey is one of resolve, redemption and healing for both mother and child.
Her latest book, Homenaje a las guerreras / Homage To The Warrior Women, is a collection of poetry and prose dedicated to the inherited strength of women as expressed in their labor, love, sensuality, spirituality and movement. This book honors the vitality, power and prowess of everyday women and how their rituals, wit, and perceived imperfections can create an evocative legacy.
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