Its Cultural Impact is Massive
The Nuyoricans’ imprint on culture as we know it began with the boom of the spoken word poetry scene in the early 1990s. “I think the Nuyorican Poets Café inviting artists to perform their art opened doors locally, nationally and internationally,” board member of the Café Carmen Pietri Diaz once said. Whether it is movies inspired by its poets (Saul Williams in Slam). Documentaries about the scene (Slam Nation) or television shows like HBO’s Def Poetry Jam and subsequent Broadway show of the same name. None of it is possible without the foundation the Nuyorican Poets Café and its artists set.