in the spread of Nuyorican literature by compiling, with Miguel Piñero, its first anthology Nuyorican Poetry: An Anthology of Puerto Rican Words and Feelings. He also founded a publishing house called the Nuyorican Press, which only published one book, his own Mongo Affair. He also helped launch Arte Public Press, which became a leading publishing house for Nuyorican works. Principally known as a poet, Algarín's books include Mongo Affair, On Call (1980), Body Bee Calling from the 21st Century (1982), Time's Now/Ya es tiempo (1985), and Love Is Hard Work: Memorias de Loisaida/Poems (1997, Lower East Side Memories/Poems). He also published anthologies of works that were performed at the Nuyorican Poets Café, including Aloud: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Café (1994) which he co-edited with Bob Holman. He was the editor of Action: The Nuyorican Café Theatre Festival and co-editor of Aloud. Among his award-winning poetry books are Time's Now/Ya Es Tiempo and Love is Hard Work. Honors Algarín held the status of Professor Emeritus for his more than 30 years of service to Rutgers University. He has received three American Book Awards and the Larry Leon Hamlin Producer's Award at the 2001 National Black Festival. In the movie Piñero, about the life of Miguel Piñero, directed by Leon Ichaso and starring Benjamin Bratt, Algarín is portrayed by the actor Giancarlo Esposito. Algarín received three American Book Awards and became the first Latino to win the Before Columbus Lifetime Achievement American Book Award in 2009. Later years Algarín retired as professor from Rutgers University, but continued as the executive producer of the Nuyorican Poets Café's theater and was working on a piece of literature titled "Dirty Beauty". In 2001, he was portrayed by actor Giancarlo Esposito in the Miguel Piñero biopic Piñero. Death Algarín died from sepsis at a hospital in Manhattan on 30 November 2020, at age 79. Works Action. Touchstone. 1997. Survival Supervivencia. Arte Publico Press. 2009. Editor See also List of Latin American writers List of Puerto Rican writers List of Puerto Ricans Puerto Rican literature Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States Before Columbus Foundation Miguel Piñero, co-founder of Nuyorican Poetry movement Giannina Braschi, author of Spanglish novel, Yo-Yo Boing! Pedro Pietri, co-founder of Nuyorican Poets Café References External links Miguel Algarin Web Site Nuyorican Poets Café View Current TV's program on Nuyorican Power View list of past American Book Award winners "A Nuyorican Who Made Himself