Spoken word poet Dean El Negro, of the Bronx, has become one of the most dynamic voices on the New York City poetry scene, performing with great passion - often about the duality of love and hate - at such venues as The Inspired Word, The Bowery Poetry Club, and The Nuyorican Poets Café. He attained his GED and started writing poetry while a teen inmate on Riker’s Island, where he became a student of the Manhattan Theater Club’s “Writers On The Edge” program, which assisted him in writing his play “Choices.” Upon being released from Riker’s, he matriculated at Bronx Community College as a Fine Arts major and shortly thereafter was elected Student Government Vice-President. Over the years, he has continued to maintain a relationship with MTC as a spokesperson during its fundraisers and, as an Education Counselor for Laguardia Community College’s “Cuny Catch” program, has made frequent visits to Riker’s to speak with incarcerated adolescents. His abilities as a public speaker eventually landed him a job in Bronx politics and for five years he recruited and organized volunteers for electoral campaigns and community based issues. He’s still working on honing his craft and finding the depth of his voice.
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