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Pedro Pietri Quotes

1944–2004 Puerto Rico

Pedro Pietri (March 21, 1944–March 3, 2004) was a Nuyorican poet and playwright.

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Like I said, it was 1957 when I started in oral tradition by memorizing all the poems I wrote…And I’d sit in parties, and bars—they were just poems to make people feel good…

I was introduced to Langston Hughes, who became one of my favorite poets…I mean, he was a poet; he wasn’t about words, he was a poet, he had rhythm.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Pedro Pietri (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.