Community Corner
POETRY READING & DISCUSSION: Ameriscopia by Edwin Torres
Come on down to powerHouse on 8th for a reading and discussion of Edwin Torres' latest collection Ameriscopia.
A self-proclaimed “lingualisualist,” poet Edwin Torres’s highly acclaimed performances and live shows combine vocal and physical improvisation and theater. He has represented New York City in the National Poetry Slam, earned acclaim as a one-man poetic theater phenomenon, appeared on MTV’s Spoken Word Unplugged, and been featured in Newsweek and Rolling Stone. A virtuoso, Torres has performed nationally and internationally at such major spaces as Central Park, the Guggenheim Museum, and the Museum of Modern Art. He is known for his eclectic style and for challenging the singular notion of “Latino identity.”
With Ameriscopia, Torres offers a truly kaleidoscopic view of what it means to be, in his words, “a Latino-New Yorker-American-Poet-Performer-Dad-Boy.” The book, says Torres, is “about New York City and my life growing up among its widely expansive inspirations, which make it my own America.” He takes readers on a ride into the multitude of identities that compose modern America.