Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mariposa Fernández Papers Description An account of the resource Mariposa María Teresa Fernández (1971–) is a Puerto Rican poet and performance artist born and raised in The Bronx. She was the first in her family to graduate from college, having earned a BA and MA at New York University. Mariposa's poetry, which often intertwines Spanish and English lines, meditates on empowerment, identity, family, all through a Bronx lens. Mariposa has authored Born Bronxeña: Poems on Identity, Love & Survival (2001) and is featured in multiple anthologies. Her work has also appeared on a variety of programs produced for HBO, PBS, Lifetime TV, and BET, and she has performed for the United Nations World Conference Against Racism, the Essence Music Festival, and the Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit. Mariposa is an accomplished educator and has also worked towards women's empowerment through a variety of outlets. Her honors include a Van Lier Fellowship, an El Comité Noviembre’s Lo Mejor de Nuestra Comunidad Award, and recognition from the nonprofit El Maestro. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Fernández, Mariposa Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1978–2020 Language A language of the resource English Spanish Type The nature or genre of the resource Mixed-media collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MS-FERNANDEZ Moving Image A series of visual representations imparting an impression of motion when shown in succession. Examples include animations, movies, television programs, videos, zoetropes, or visual output from a simulation. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data VHS recording Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 01:02:44 Compression Type/rate of compression for moving image file (i.e. MPEG-4) MPEG-4 OHMS Object Embedded OHMS XML file https://oralhistory.bronxhistoricalsociety.org/viewer.php?cachefile=MS-FERNANDEZ.001.035.xml OHMS Content Content of OHMS Index/Transcript for searching (Hidden) 5.4 Poetas Pa' Vieques MS-FERNANDEZ.001.035 01:02:39 MS-FERNANDEZ Mariposa Fernández Papers Bronx Oral History Center bxoralhistory MP4 MS-FERNANDEZ.001.035-poetas-pa-vieques-2000.mp4 0 https://youtu.be/_IX5VMe47zM YouTube video English; Spanish 0 Willie Perdomo's Performance Mariposa: Vieques, so please if you will just come up and [inaudible]. I forgot to introduce my, my co-host and mi hermana de verdad. She's my twin sister. Please give all your love to Melissa, MelleSoul, Fernández. MelleSoul: I asked Mariposa if I could introduce the next poet. I actually met him about ten years ago. I was standing, I was looking for this meeting that I supposed to be going to. And I had just come from the library where I had picked up a book of poetry by Lolita Lebrón. And I was waiting, I was in the wrong place, and I ended up standing around. I put my book down, and left. [inaudible] And when I came back, he had the book in his hand, and it ended up that we were going to the same meeting. And ever since then he has been one of the most inspiring Boricua poets that I have ever had the honor of meeting and knowing. And he's very special to me, and so I know that he inspires many people. So it's my honor and pleasure to introduce to you a poet that's been called [inaudible]. Please give it up, I wanna see how loud we can get up in this tonight, for Willie Perdomo . . . 10 lb draw;bonchinche;Brixton;conga;dark-faces;dime bag;drugs;El Barrio;London;marijuana;monkey on the back;Nuyorican;Ponce;salsa;salsero;tecato;troubadour;weed Fania All Stars;Fernández, Mariposa;Fernández, MelleSoul;Heroin abuse;Lavoe, Héctor, 1946-1993;Marijuana;Perdomo, Willie;The Crazy Bunch;The Day Hector Lavoe Died;Vieques Island (P.R.) 0 780 Flaco Navaja's Performance Mariposa: Y el proximo is a poet from the Boogie Down. Blessed with a voice, with a voice from the divine in my opinion. Please give it up for Flaco Navaja! artistic schizophrenia;El Barrio;Lower East Side;Nuyorican;Salsa;Spanglish;telenovela;the Boogie Down Algarin, Miguel;Esteves, Sandra Maria, 1948-;Lavoe, Héctor, 1946-1993;Navaja, Flaco;Pietri, Pedro;Piniero, Mikey;Puerto Rican Obituary;Vega, Eddie 0 1374 Raul "Gallego" Gonzalez's Performance Mariposa: We are blessed to have three poets from Puerto Rico here tonight. So we're gonna give them their time now. Unidentified Audience Member: Gallego! Mariposa: Relax. Relax [inaudible] take it easy. Give him the [inaudible] that he deserves. Entonces el proximo, vino de Puerto Rico para la parada and he's here all the way from Santurce. Un fuerte aplauso para Raul "Gallego." chamacos de la esquina;conga;conga de pierda;el negro;Galician;Gallego;Isla de goma;la negrita;la parada;negrito;Puertoriqueno;Santurce;tambores;Vietnam War corner boys;Gonzalez, Raúl "Gallego";Loiza;Nueva York;police abuse;political corruption;Santurce 0 1977 Claribel Rosa's Performance Mariposa: This next poet is a sista who was born in the Bronx, at Lincoln. Raised in Brooklyn and moved to Puerto Rico. All the way from Viejo San Juan. She came for the parade. We did a whole bunch of activities as part of Poetas Pa' Vieques. It started on Friday with "Stop the Bombs", a Hip Hop dance concert. On Saturday, we went to see [inaudible]. We went to the 116th Street Festival. We marched. [inaudible] did you get that? We worked on the floats. She made the float [inaudible]. And also, I want to acknowledge the visitors also. Cause we cannot forget, faltan faith alright. We cannot forget our brothers and sisters that are still in prison. The things on that float. On some of it was a four foot replica of the head of the Statue of Liberty with her eyes covered con la bandera Boricua. Una corona de machetes, seven machetes. Each of the prisoners names was written on six of them and then on one was for Don Pedro Albizu Campos. This next poet, she's the one that [inaudible] that one and I have a lot of love for her. Please give it up from Viejo San Juan, Miss Claribel Rosa. Boricuas;broken home;equality;poverty;the system;welfare assimilation;Migration;Old San Juan;Pietri, Pedro, 1944-2004;Rosa, Claribel;The Question Mark;Viejo San Juan 0 2762 MelleSoul's Performance MelleSoul: Especially, especially dedicated to my sister, Marisposa, Esperanza Martel, [inaudible] Cabanas and all the other women who had the forefront. I'm gonna sing this song that Mariposa sings around the house. Boricua;burden;caged bird;Mariposa Fernandez, Melissa "MelleSoul";freedom 0 2922 Raul "Gorras" Moris's Performance Mariposa: El proximo, the next poet, is a brother, also from Puerto Rico, from Viejo San Juan, born in The Bronx, and he's done his share of traveling. Has done poetry in San Francisco, Chicago, Puerto Rico. He is, he is the co-director and the host of a poetry series down in Viejo San Juan, every other Wednesday, in Plaza de las Armas . . . revolucionario Fernández, Mariposa;Moris, Raúl "Gorras";Vieques Island (P.R.) 0 3093 Mariposa's Performance Mariposa: Y la revolutionaria: ¿A donde esta? classism;colonialism;heterosexism;imperialism;mujeres;racism;revolucionaria;sexism Fernández, Mariposa;Lebron, Lolita;Morales, Iris;Pagán, Dylcia 0 3292 Jesús Papoleto Meléndez's Performance Jesús: I know that I was on demand on this day. Thank you. Espe gave me this, this, this pin. I'm gonna pass it on . . . who's gonna be 50 next week? I'm gonna share a poem . . . Hey Yo! Yo Soy! Martell, Esperanza;Meléndez, Jesús Papoleto;Nuyoricans--Identity;Spanglish 0 3555 Hector Luis Rivera's Performance Hector: . . . anyways, that experience was a lot to me. I was only in, in a . . . ah, man, my face is like pins and needles on my hand because I stopped smoking weed . . . AIDS;American Dream;asthma;capitalism;colonizers;ghettos;I feel ya;infanticide;pollution;rapists;survivors;territorial invasion;torture;uraniam;Vieques Bronx (New York, N.Y.);Dominicans;Hunts Point (The Bronx, New York, NY);López Rivera, Oscar, 1943-;Puerto Rican liberation;Puerto Ricans;Rivera, Hector Luis;U.S. imperialism;Vieques Island (P.R.);Welfare Poets 0 A recording of Poetas Pa' Vieques, an event held on June 13, 2000, organized by Bronx poets Mariposa and her twin sister MelleSoul and held at Café Largo, 3387 Broadway. The event was in support of the liberation struggles of the Puerto Rican island of Vieques and featured many of the most prominent poets in the Nuyorican movement. 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Title A name given to the resource Poetas Pa' Vieques Subject The topic of the resource Fernández, Mariposa Poets and performance artists (The Bronx, New York) Vieques, Puero Rico Puerto Rican liberation Nuyorican Movement Perdomo, Willie MelleSOL (MelleSoul) Navaja, Flaco Gonzalez, Raúl "Gallego" Rosa, Claribel Moris, Raúl "Gorras" Meléndez, Jesús Papoleto Rivera, Hector Luis Welfare Poets Description An account of the resource <div class="element-text"> <div class="element-text"> <div class="element-text"> <div class="element-text"> <div class="element-text"> <div class="element-text">Recording of Poetas Pa' Vieques, an event held on June 13, 2000, organized by Bronx poets Mariposa and her twin sister MelleSoul and held at Café Largo, 3387 Broadway. The event was in support of the liberation struggles of the Puerto Rican island of Vieques and featured many of the most prominent poets in the Nuyorican movement.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Moris, Raul Gorras Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2000 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). 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