Mercado began her literary career in 1979 ; as such , some consider her to be part of the second wave of writers who constitute the Nuyorican literary movement . Of her work , Dr. Marilyn Kiss writes , " if the personal is political , then such verses as , " '' He was forgotten/before he could be remembered/by the heads of state/he provided sugar for '' , " written about her grandfather , Don Portolo , " '' Director of the Sugar Cane Field Workers '' " , and " '' Milla can speak of/The turn of the century land reforms , / Of the blinded enthusiasm/For a man called Marín ... '' " about her grandmother , Milla , and " '' Juanita , Providing food from soil , / Creating homes from ashes , / Teaching tolerance by living ... '' " about her aunt in Puerto Rico , offer testimony to the power of this type of poetic vision . " Mercado 's book of poems ; '' It Concerns the Madness '' ( Long Shot Productions ) , was published in 2000 . In 2005 she served on the editorial board for a special issue of '' Letras Femeninas ; '' a publication of the '' Asociación Internacional De Literatura Femenina Hispánica , '' Department of Languages and Literature , Arizona State University . '' Latino Leaders Magazine 's '' 2007 issue profiled her as " one of the most celebrated members of the Puerto Rican literary movement in the Big Apple . " In 2011 Mercado was guest editor of '' phati ’ tude Literary Magazine 's '' winter issue '' ¿ What 's in a Nombre ? Writing Latin @ Identity in America . '' Mercado 's film , video and radio features include the 1990s '' Poetry Spots '' video series directed by Bob Holman , the documentary film , '' Yari , Yari Pamberi Black Women Writers Dissenting Globalization '' directed by Jayne Cortez , the 2011 '' PBS NewsHour '' documentary special ; '' America Remembers 9/11 . '' and , National Public Radio 's , The Talk of the Nation program ; '' Subdued Reflection On Sept. 11 Anniversary '' in 2012
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