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Cappas' talents and skills as a writer, interest in the human condition and concern

for those socioeconomic issues which impact the Latino community, have served

to foster in him an active  involvement as a journalist.

 

 

 Books by By Alberto O. Cappas

The Pledge  /  Doņa Julia and Other Selected Poems

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Alberto O. Cappas is a published poet, talented writer, and entrepreneur in several diverse areas. He is the author of Echolalia, a collection of poems, published in 1989. His poetry has been included in many publications and anthologies in the United States, Canada, and China. On September 15, 1994, he received the Keepers of Our Culture Award for Literature from the New York State Hispanic Heritage Month Committee. His second book of poems Disintegration of the Puerto Ricans was released in October 2002.

His third book, Doņa Julia and Other Selected Poems, was published in October 2002. His talents and skills as a writer, interest in the human condition and concern for those socioeconomic issues which impact the Latino community, have served to foster in him an active  involvement as a journalist. this has led to his role as co-publisher and co-editor of the Latino Village Press, a monthly publication designed to educate and inform the Puerto Rican/Latino community about the importance of business and economic development -- "creating our own institutions and infrastructures."

Cappas is also founder and president of Don Pedro Cookies, the makers of Don Pedro Cookies. In addition he is founder of A Place for Poets, a publication aspiring Latino and African American artists. Further, his works have achieved wide interests, growing appeal and numerous accolades.

It should be noted that his work has been featured and preserved in the City of Buffalo's new metro subway system, with a commissioned work by the Niagara Frontier's Transportation Authority of an artistic "vignette" with two other Latino artists. The work is a thirty-foot steel tile mural, which reflects the search for a sense of belonging in this city.

Cappas' early works have been included in the renown Schomburg Library archives. He is an alumnus of the State University of New York at Buffalo and a recipient of the NYC Urban League's Charles Evans Hughes Award for Creative Writing. from 1982-87, he served as Deputy Commissioner of communication and Special Projects for the New York State Division for Youth.

Featured in the Following Publications

Quisqueya Life (NYC Dominican American publication); Buffalo News; Buffalo Courier Express; Buffalo West Side Times; Buffalo Hispano News; Advista; Syracuse Impartial Citizen; Vista; Carib News; Canales; New York Press; Noticias del Mundo; Buffalo Challenger; Buffalo Good News; People's Weekly World; Brownstone Magazine (NYU); Downtown Press; Vision: El Periodico del Barrio; La Voz Hispana; Conciencia (NYU); Crane's NY Business Magazine; La Ultima Hora; Guild Press; New York Newsday (Manhattan Profile); Vista Monthly Magazine; Saludos Hispanos Magazine; El Boricua Magazine; National Hispanic Voice; National Council of Latin Women Newsletter; and Puerto Rican Connection Magazine.

Poetry Recitals/Cultural Presentations

NYS Teachers Attendance Officers Association, Monticello, NY; Pratt Institute; NYS Department of Health (Office of Minority Health's Diversity Forums); Baruch College; Schenectady Community College; Buffalo State College; SUNYAB; Undergraduate Conference/New York University (NYU); Buffalo Community Partnership; Ithaca College; Manhattan Community College; Black Arts Forum/Brooklyn; Attica Correctional Facility; North Collins Correctional Facility; Buffalo Masten Park Secure Center; Bronx Youth Development Center; Nuyorican's Poet's Cafe; NYS Liquor Authority (Hispanic Heritage Month Activity); New York Public Libraries; and Harlem Hospital Center (Puerto Rican heritage Month Activity).

Publications

Doņa Julia and Other Selected Poems, published in 2002, 1st Books Library

Roots to Reality, from a poetry recital and cultural presentation, Cultural Diversity Series, sponsored by the New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, 1997

The Disintegration of the PuertoRicans, a collection of poems, published in 1997, by Don Pedro Enterprises, USA, Ltd, New York, NY

Echolalia: Verse & Vibrations, a collection of poems, published in 1989, by Calton Press, New York, NY

Echoes, six poems, published in 1987, by A Place for Poets, New York, NY

Guild Press Anthologies, featured in over eight (8) anthologies published by Guild Press, publisher of Black, Asian, and Latino poets and writers, 1987-1996

Available for speaking engagements -- Cappas@aol.com or 212-353-9114

 

 

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